President Donald Trump's education secretary Linda McMahon passed the Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Help) on Thursday morning.
The help panel voted 12-11 along the party line and sent her confirmation to the full Senate for the final vote. According to the committee, there is no date for the final vote yet.
Before Thursday's vote, committee chairperson Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) made a statement in support of McMahon's appointment, saying, “.”A suitable person for work. ”
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“She successfully led large organizations for decades. First as a businessman, then as head of the small business administration in President Trump's first term,” Cassidy said.
“Through the nomination process, McMahon gave a strong vision for the Department of Education. She promised to empower parents and give back to the state and community, which, by the way, is the student's needs. It's perfect for dealing with the following,” he added.
McMahon's confirmation hearing last week was primarily civic as it discussed how to close the U.S. Department of Education while prioritizing students and parents. She specifically stated that the Trump administration is not trying to cut funding from congressional allocations from schools, arguing that key functions of the department should be moved to other federal agencies.
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McMahon said at the hearing that she had experiences Co-founder She is a former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), a leader in small business management during Trump's first term, and her services on the Connecticut State Board of Education, and as a member of the Council of Sacred Heart University. , “I taught her to put parents. , teachers, students – not bureaucracy, first.”
“Good teachers are tired of the political ideology of the curriculum and the deficits on the desk,” she said. “That's why school choice is a nationally growing movement. We provide teachers and parents with micromanaged classroom alternatives from Washington, D.C..”
Ultimately, President Trump said want To see the Department of Education being abolished and more powers being sent back to the states and communities keep He wants McMahon to “want to get himself out of work.” The 45th and the 47th President are I'm hoping for However, it was Congress that created it under President Jimmy Carter 45 years ago to sign it quickly to dismantle the division, so officially ending the division takes away the law of Congress Sho.
Katherine Hamilton is a political reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow her on x @thekat_hamilton
