WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jon Husted issued the following press release:

Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in sending a letter to Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon urging the Department to partner with the Senate to identify and eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in America's education system.

This letter comes after Husted and Tuberville launched the Education Fraud Task Force (https://www.husted.senate.gov/media/press-releases/husted-senate-help-committee-launch-task-force-to-eliminate-fraud-in-federal-spending-protect-taxpayers/). This task force aims to tackle fraud in federal funding in education systems.

"Under your leadership, the Department has made great strides in accomplishing many of...