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Nicholas Begich: “The Department of Education, for example, was created under…”

Featuring: Nicholas Begich, Republican | U.S. House Alaska At-large District

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Published | Video Starts at 11:15

There are other things that need to be done. There are entire departments, such as the Department of education, which are not constitutional. They were created, The Department of Education, for example, was created under Carter. There, there are a number of departments like that. They simply need to be cut. If we're going to be funding the states, it can be done in block grants. (11:15–11:19)

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Asserts the Department of Education was established during Carter's presidency.

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