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  Rep. Massie Introduces Bill to Abolish Federal Department of Education
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Last EditedRP  Feb 07, 2017 04:55pm
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News DateTuesday, February 7, 2017 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionToday, Representative Thomas Massie introduced H.R. 899, a bill to abolish the federal Department of Education. The bill, which is one sentence long, states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

On the day of Betsy DeVos’ scheduled Senate confirmation for Secretary of Education, Massie said, “Neither Congress nor the President, through his appointees, has the constitutional authority to dictate how and what our children must learn."
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