WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Patty Murray issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Education's announcement that it is inking yet another Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) to illegally spin off core departmental responsibilities-this time with the Department of the Treasury as it relates to federal student aid programs.
"Instead of helping student borrowers get the support they need, Secretary McMahon is focused on illegally hollowing out the department she leads and creating new, harmful bureaucracy while she's at it.
"Despite all this administration's talk about creating efficiency, the fact is these agr...