WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- 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 today that it is inking two additional Interagency Agreements (IAA) to illegally spin off core departmental responsibilities to other federal agencies.
"These illegal agreements aren't just creating pointless new bureaucracy that burdens our already-overworked teachers and schools; they are actively jeopardizing resources and support that students and families count on and are entitled to under the law.
"We have already seen funding our kids count on get held up because of Secretary McMahon's des...