The senators pressed Linda McMahon to what would look like if the Ministry of Education was dismanted and how the laws on civil rights will be implemented during its hearing confirmation on Thursday.
McMahon appeared before the Health Board, Education, Work and Pensions and Pensions, appeared the day after the President Donald Trump publicly called on the elimination of the department that wants to lead.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., Chairman of the Committee, crossed McMahon to advocate not to try to abolish the department without the approval of the Congress, as required by law.
McMahon said he would present a plan that the senators could with what they could embark on. She said that there was an operation of the department that could be eliminated that they do not need consent for Congress, but did not enter the details and said the states would still get federal funding for schools.
“We would like to make this right to do,” she said, adding that the exclusion of the department “certainly requires a congress action.”
Later, the Senate Maggie Hassan, Dn.h. asked McMahon whether “did what you are legally obliged to do” if Trump “gives the Law Directive.”
“The president will not ask me to do anything that is against the law,” McMahon replied.
In the middle of multiple interrupts by the demonstratus, McMahon committed to “returning to States”, emphasize professional training, support parents who want to enroll children in private schools in campuses, if confirmed. She also acknowledged that the Department for the Department should be approved by the Congress.
Department of Education comes under the supervision of the Department of Elon Moscow for government efficiency, which has Claimed a loan To cancel 881 million dollars contract in the department – although the administration refused to publish details. Some of the musk aids have also gained access to education department and received users of administrator e-mail, development that long-term employees call very unusual.
McMahon said that Dogea employees were only revising, and because they were planned as the department employees, there are rules on the privacy that must be adhered to.
McMahon wants to join Trump Cabinet after four years as Chairman of the American First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned for research that Return Divert Dollar Dollar According to private schools, reducing the influence of teacher unions and Support for skills-based technical career. Several early appointed in the Education Department came from Think Tank.
It is unclear whether McMahon supports the removal of the department, the long-term goal of some Republicans. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he wanted to close him because he “is a complete job.” Trump said this month he hopes that McMahon would put the job. ” I NBC news reported that Trump prepares an executive order to abolish the education department – although unilaterally eliminate the Federal Agency without the Congress.
McMahon left WWE in 2009. year and running unsuccessfully for the Senate in Connecticut 2010. and 2012. years. She recently appointed the accused in a lawsuit that called that WWE sought to conceal sexual abuse committed against boys who help the crew ring on production during her time grinding giant. The case is currently on holdAnd McMahons denied receivables.
She also has faced criticism Since she left WWE How to handle steroid use and for Graphic and sexual stories that dominated their productions in the 90s.
“I am so worried if surviving sexual attacks on campus can trust you to support them,” Senar Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., After the mentions of the suit.
McMahon replied that I could trust her.
“I have a granddaughter in college,” she said. “I have two grandmothers who are in college, and I have a deep commitment and I would understand that I would feel sexual harassment or accused of sexual harassment. Do you have my absolute commitment to support and protect those investigations to make you make sure these students starting are occasionally treated on both sides. “
McMahon’s son, Shane, her daughter, Stephanie and Stephanie’s husband, Paul Levesque, the head of the Creative Officer who fought under the Moniker “Triple H”, sat behind it.
The hearing was interrupted by protesters four times, which were shouted in support for public schools, and in contrast to private school education vouchers.
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., He slammed the demonstrations identified as teachers, who said “Come here and behave as children.”
“Can you imagine that these people teach our children in classrooms across America?” He said.
McMahon described the educational landscape behind, the public faculties “ban the violent crime on campuses every year, and the most tragic, the students rose dramatically in the last two decades. We can do better.”
Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-del., He called for that I cannot answer her questions about whether private schools that accept public funding permitted to discriminate students with disabilities or students of certain races and religions.
“Private schools don’t take federal dollars, so they have the ability to say … if they believe they can’t do the best of that student and don’t take federal dollars, then they have the right not to accept that student,” McMahon replied.
She also committed to fight harassment against Jewish students and that the department would not allow transgender students to single-pole spaces that do not match their hometown.
In response to the Democrat examination, McMahon said that Pell Grants would continue under her leadership and will implement the Prefection Program for Public Loans for Credit.
Cassidy said that the Committee will vote whether to improve McMahor’s nomination in the complete Senate next Thursday, 20. February.
National Education Association, the largest union in the country in the country letter Thursday opposing McMahon’s confirmation.
In addition to her role with the American Institute of First Woman America, McMahon is on the Boards of the Holy Heart University of Fairfield, Connecticut; Political activist Group America is first working; Right-wing media group Daily Caller Foundation; and the parent company for the truth of the Social Company, Trump Media & Technology Group. Toward a Financial Detection Report She filed in December, the parent company for truth was paid to Social $ 55,200 last year, and she would take away from the company if confirmed.
Linda and Vince McMahon, her husband, spent over $ 20 million to help pick Trump last year, According to OpenSecretsFinance finance campaign, making them among their largest financial accompanying.
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