House education chair backs Trump move to abolish federal agency

House Education and Workforce Committee Chair Tim Walberg, R-Mich., supports President Donald Trump’s potential abolishment of the Department of Education to return education control to states, but doubts Congress will provide enough votes. Walberg acknowledges the Senate’s 60-vote threshold and suggests focusing on reform rather than total abolition. Trump is set to sign an executive order to abolish the department, a move supported by conservative Republicans and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who advocates for local control of education.

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