McMahon: Firing Thousands Was Just The First Step

Fox News reports:

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said her agency took the first steps Tuesday to eliminate “bureaucratic bloat” at the federal level and bring more power to the states during an interview Tuesday on “The Ingraham Angle.” The Department of Education announced it will cut nearly half of its workforce as President Donald Trump moves to eliminate the agency. Impacted department staff will be placed on administrative leave beginning Friday.

McMahon said the decision was part of the president’s mandate. “His directive to me, clearly, is to shut down the Department of Education, which we know we’ll have to work with Congress, you know, to get that accomplished,” she told Fox News host Laura Ingraham. The education secretary said the roughly 2,000 remaining staff members will make sure outward-facing programs like grants and appropriations from Congress are being met and handled appropriately.

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