McMahon lays out Education Department 'final mission' to House appropriators

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Roll Call

Posted May 21, 2025 at 3:26pm


Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday defended the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to her agency as part of an overall effort to shutter her department — a goal she described as its “final mission.”

Testifying before the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, McMahon offered sparse details when pressed about cuts that have already been implemented, as well as the Trump administration’s so-called “skinny” budget request for fiscal 2026.

That request includes about $12 billion in cuts to federal education spending — about a 15 percent decrease from fiscal 2025. McMahon said her top priorities as Education secretary are to improve literacy rates, increase school choice and return education to the states.

“Here we are today with a Department of Education that was really stood up in 1980 by President Carter,” McMahon said. “We’ve spent over $3 trillion during that time, and every year we have seen our scores continue to either stagnate or fall. It is clear that we are not doing something right.”

Read more: https://rollcall.com/2025/05/21/mcmahon-lays-out-education-department-final-mission-to-house-appropriators/

[SADAR]

1. Maybe

the literacy rate is dropping cos they watch pro wrestling.

[Javaman]

2. "final mission". huh, that rings familiar...

[Hekate]

5. Sure does

[travelingthrulife]

3. So send em all to Jesus school. That will help.

[moniss]

4. When you look at the conduct of

her husband and the long sketchy history of the WWE along with her direct involvement in the company it is laughable that she claims never to have known any of it. Like all of the people who line up with Crumb The 1st she lies easily. But as I recall nobody at her confirmation hearing brought up the sexual misconduct in the company, the illegal drug use during the past, the abuse of performers and the list goes on and on. But apparently people, beyond a few in the media, were afraid to bring it up.

https://www.thelist.com/1741388/linda-mcmahon-scandals/

[GenThePerservering]

6. Did she 'learn' all that by reading A-1 summaries? nt

[maxsolomon]

7. "It is clear that we are not doing something right."

So it's ONLY the Dept of Education that's responsible? Bullshit.

It's just as likely that scores would be WORSE if not for the Dept of Education's programs and funding.