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| Next GOP president must 'shut down' the Department of Education says former Trump Education Sec. Betsy DeVos |
| 2023-07-18 |
| [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Betsy DeVos says she hopes Americans elect a president in 2024 who will shut down the Education Department and strip powerful teachers' unions of their control in order to champion freedom and choice in American education. 'I don't think the Federal Department of Education should exist,' the former education secretary told DailyMail.com during an exclusive interview. 'I'm hopeful that we elect a president who is also committed to either scaling back dramatically or ultimately shutting down the Department of Education.' 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls including former President Donald Trump, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott have all vowed to shut down the Education Department if elected president. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Gummint needs to be much smaller. People need to have much more modest expectations for what it can / should do. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-18 13:14 |
| #3 ...and the EPA, and the FBI, the DHS,... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-07-18 12:54 |
| #2 QUESTION" When was the last time DC created or did something "temporarily" to "help" correct things that it did not end up with feet in the door for later greater controls,social abuses and civil right restrictions? Remember the Federal Income tax was only to 1 % to 7% back in 1916-17. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-07-18 05:45 |
| #1 Somebody needs to do this favor for Betty. She forgot to do it when she was Sec of Education. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-18 03:35 |