On Thursday, Senator Mike Rounds, a Republican from South Dakota, reportedly filed legislation that would see the Department of Education eliminated.
This would be a move that would have the approval of President-elect Donald Trump.
In accordance with the idea, the federal agency would be eliminated, and all essential programs would be transferred to other departments.
With a Republican trifecta in government beginning the following year, it is possible that the party will be able to implement the presidential candidate’s promise to destroy the federal department, which he has made known on multiple occasions.
This bill was introduced just a few days after President Trump proposed Linda McMahon, who had previously served as the director of the Small Business Administration during his first term in office, to run the Department of Education.
“The federal Department of Education has never educated a single student, and it’s long past time to end this bureaucratic Department that causes more harm than good,” Rounds claimed.
“For years, I’ve worked toward removing the federal Department of Education. I’m pleased that President-elect Trump shares this vision, and I’m excited to work with him and Republican majorities in the Senate and House to make this a reality. This legislation is a roadmap to eliminating the federal Department of Education by practically rehoming these federal programs in the departments where they belong, which will be critical as we move into next year,” he added.
The law has a slim chance of passing in the Senate, which is now controlled by Democrats; but, Republicans are getting ready to gain control of the upper house in January.
While Republicans have been staunch supporters of the cause for many years, President Trump’s first administration was unable to bring the reforms many conservatives demanded. Something that may finally change this term.
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