WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today,-at a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing (https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-budget-request-for-the-department-of-education) on the FY27 budget request for the Department of Education (ED)-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, questioned Secretary Linda McMahon on how her efforts to dismantle the Department of Education are hurting students.
In opening comments, Senator Murray said:
"You know, I don't think the solution to helping kids who are falling behind is to destroy the Depar...