Sánchez: Dismantling Ed Department robs students’ futures to pay for billionaire tax cuts

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Trump’s illegal executive order to dismantle the Department of Education:

“This illegal executive order is a direct attack on our students’ futures. The president does not have the authority to dismantle a department created by Congress, making this yet another abuse of power from this White House.

“Closing the Department of Education would have catastrophic consequences for students in every state. It would lead to massive teacher layoffs, increase class sizes and disproportionately harm students with disabilities. And it would push higher education and job training further out of reach for middle- and working-class families.

“This is a blatant scheme to rob our students to pay for more tax cuts for billionaires like Elon Musk and Donald Trump. Democrats will fight this reckless executive order to protect our students and teachers.”

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