The Senate education committee approved legislation to stop four of the Trump administration’s deals to downsize the Education Department.
In a 13-9 vote, the Senate HELP Committee advanced S. 5046, a bipartisan bill from Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) that would prohibit the Education Department from transferring special education and several other major education offices to other federal agencies.
Thursday’s Senate markup represents a major legislative effort to block President Donald Trump from dismantling the education agency without the approval of Congress.
“This bill is straightforward,” Collins said. “It keeps the administration of important landmark education programs at the Department of Education, where Congress...
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