Even though he nominated the extremely limited Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education, 45’s pre-campaign policy book advocated the elimination of the Department of Education. Is the hidden agenda to run the department into the ground to the point that elimination is the only option? One-note Betsy, with her focus on school choice, must be gratified, especially by HR 610.
The Department of Education is one of the lowest-spending government agencies. Eliminating it could save taxpayers more than $68 billion enough, perhaps, to “build a wall.” Of course 45 is finding lots of other fund sources for the wall, with proposed cuts from the Coast Guard and The State Department.
The good news about this odious proposed legislation is that it has not passed. It has been referred to the House Education and the Workforce Committee, and after vetted by the committee, must also be approved by the Senate. But these bills need not even come out of committee if opponents are vocal. Check out www.edworkforce.house.gov to find out who is on this committee. Call and write them and tell them that you support the 1965 legislation, as most recently amended, and that the Department of Education should not be eliminated. This is an opportunity to unleash our voices and resist Trumpism.
The big headlines are riveting, but we need to look at the fine print. If you spent an hour reading the Congressional Record and looking at the devilment these Republicans are up to daily, you would be repulsed. Let’s turn repulsion into resistance.
(Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and Founder of Economic Education For more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com)
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