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Patty Murray: “Secretary McMahon cast off much of her department's…”

Featuring: Patty Murray, Democratic | U.S. Senate Washington

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Murray Calls Out Trump Admin's Illegal Scheme to Transfer Key ED Responsibilities to Other Agencies

Published | Video Starts at 00:19

… how outraged I am by how callously the Trump administration has mishandled our education programs as it is taking a wrecking ball to the Department of Education. Earlier this year, Secretary McMahon cast off much of her department's responsibility for career and technical education and adult education programs to the Labor Department with basically no notice, no planning, which has resulted in funding delays and other problems. And unfortunately, that was just a preview of what was to come. Three weeks ago, President Trump and Secretary McMahon announced that they were moving almost all of the K12 … (00:19–00:36)

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Asserts that Secretary McMahon transferred education responsibilities to the Labor Department without notice, causing funding delays.

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