mrs. mcmahon: correct. >> do you know if president trump share that sentiment? mrs. mcmahon: over the last couple of weeks, in conjunction with his fervor to shutdown the bureaucracy of the department of education, he has also stated that he would work with congress to make that happen. >> have you had any conversations with elon musk about the department of education? mrs. mcmahon: i've not. >> why i raise this is that i just came from another hearing that was talking about foreign assistance, usaid. that is another element of our federal government that was codified by congress, and we see an effort there to dismantle it. not fully abolish it, but dismantle it basically down to about 600 people. put it under the state department. so i guess i wanted to just ask you if something like that was proposed by the trump administration for the department of education, does that have to come to congress? mrs. mcmahon: certainly there are department that i believe are by statute and those have to be looked at. >> and what elements of the department of education are those that

mrs. mcmahon doesn't seem to know that. by the way, while mr. musk has been tearing the department of education apart from the inside, republicans in congress have passed punitive budget blueprints that will cut trillions in government services to the american people, including education all to pay for tax cuts for the richest americans and the biggest businesses. in the senate the republicans are calling for an unspecified $9 trillion in cuts. in the house the education workforce committee must provide a minimum of $330 billion in cuts from education and training programs. it's no wonder that educators, students, and families from across the country feel under siege. we know what this looks like because we see how teachers, students, and military families are reacting with dismay as our world class department of defense schools are laboring under another secretary intent on politicizing its department and promoting an indoctrination agenda authorized by president trump. i would like to take a moment to first thank all educators, school staff, f

mrs. mcmahon is totally unqualified to oversee the education of our nation's children. but donald trump doesn't care about that a -- about that. linda mcmahon will carry out president trump's dangerous agenda to dismantle the department of education, privatize the nation's public schools and strip educational opportunities from millions of students across the country. in doing so, she will be 100% loyal to donald trump, above all else. she'll execute the plans laid out in project 2025 to eliminate funding for title 1 schools, which supports low-income students. we are talking about funding for 49,000 title 1 schools throughout the country. including 170 schools in my state of hawaii, 2,091 schools in florida, 7,500 title 1 schools in texas, and so many more. every single state has title 1 schools. 49,000 title 1 schools throughout our country. project 2025, trump's blueprint, will have the secretary of education dismantle civil rights protections for students and weaponize the office of civil rights to advance trump's hateful far-right political agenda. then the secretar

mrs. mcmahon thank you and congratulations on your nomination. i look forward to mrs. mcmahon thank you and congratulations on your nomination. i look forward to your confirmation hopefully and working withlo you on what is arguably one of the most important issues to the future of our country and to our children.il i would just simply ask you if you believesi education is the foundational to the opportunity to live your version of the american dream for children? you agree with that? >> i certainly do agree with that thank you very much, senator, for that question. education is at the very center of our culture. it is the ticket out of poverty for so many students. it's how our children's minds are absolute cultivated so that they can learn. and i remember listening to senator cassidy when he said every child, up until the third grade learns to read and then after the third grade, reads to learn. people cannot read a proficiency level they cannot continue to learn. they cannot be proficient in schools per they cannot go forward to higher education. they cannot even sta

mrs. mcmahon. i very much appreciate her being here and look forward to the discussion we'll have. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, senator sanders. and now to introduce ms. mcmahon, we'll start with senator scott. thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, ranking member. thank you committee members for allowing me to have an -- senator scott: thank you, mr. chairman. thank you, ranking member. thank you committee members for allowing me to have anopportunity to talk about my good friend linda. i'll say that one of the things i love about the ranking member is his passion about the things he cares deeply about. he and i don't agree on the conclusions or the solutions, but i do believe that he is a thoughtful person who cares about the issues, and i hope that doesn't hurt your reelection bit. let me say this, i'm not a billionaire. never have been likely never will be, but i am a kid who grew up in a single parent household. mired in poverty. whose mother worked two jobs trying to keep the lights on. i went to 4 different elementary schools by the 4th grade. when i think about the issue

mr. mcmahon, can you. commit today to not cutting funding. >> for. >> public schools. >> in. >> this country? >> well, certainly. >> what. >> i'll commit to. >> sir, is. that funding. >> for schools is appropriated. >> by congress and. >> that funding should continue. >> congress will continue to pass. >> those laws. the department. >> of. >> education is not doing that. >> so will you support. >> will you will you. >> oppose any cuts to public. >> education, yes. >> or no? >> well, the president is not he is not saying. that we should cut funding to public education. >> yes he is. he is simply saying, well, i. would disagree with you there. elon musk yesterday announced. >> he would immediately. >> cut $900. >> million. >> from the department of education. >> beyond the doe. the washington post says white house officials are eyeing cuts to agency budgets of between 30 and 40% on average across the government, centered on significant staff reductions, according to two people briefed on internal conversatio

mrs. mcmahon i appreciate the opportunity to meet with you last month. i believe in getting all the president's nominees a fair shake. that is with the people of wisconsin expect for me and i look forward to hearing more about your approach to running the department of education if confirmed. since 1972 title ix has been a critical tool in ensuring all students are from -based and federal education programs. we briefly discussed title ix in our meeting. i would like to ask you a series of yes or no questions to get into a little more detail. depa education, linda mcmahon, of connecticut, to be secretary. mr. thune: mr. president. i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion, we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of linda mcmahon, of connecticut, to be secretary of education, signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. thune: mr. president, i ask consent the reading

mr. secretary, what is linda mcmahon walking into? if she's confirmed?well, you know. >> some of the hardest working and most student centered people that i've ever met in my life work in that building. they're public servants. they're career servants that, you know, are giving their best years to make education in this country better. and they're being disrespected. they're being abandoned. you know, instead of focusing on on the courts and legal battles, focus on students, focus on student outcomes. it is really sad to see what's happening in there. and, you know, when we talk about those cuts, what we're talking about is programing for students or following research that we know improves outcomes for students. i'm all in favor of reviewing what works best, and i'm even in favor of assessing policy whether you agree with it or not. but i'm not in favor of the change that's happening, which is going from democracy to a monarchy. and we're seeing examples of that in every agency. and it's really troubling. i think the american people, regardless of party

geoff: linda mcmahon is set to be the next secretary of education in her confirmation hearing is tomorrow. where does she fit within mrs overall vision for rolling back this department? amna: linda mcmahon is very close to president trump. she was cochair of his transition committee. she was his administrator for the small business administration. one of the people who came back for the second term so they are very close. she was -- it was presumed she will be ready, willing, and we will see if she's able to implement his vision but you know, her own past is not particularly incendiary. she has a very thin education record but she does have an education record and the work she did in connecticut, the things she said when she was running for senate in connecticut and successfully twice were much more mainstream education ideas. geoff: based on your reporting, what do educators think about all of this? there was just that national record -- that national report card that found that most fourth and eighth graders in 2024 still performed below pre-pandemic 2019 levels in both reading and math. it suggests the status quo i

. >> linda mcmahon is set to be the next secretary of education confirmation hearing is tomorrow. where does she fit within mrmp's overall vision for rolling back this department? >> we should say that linda mcmahon is close to president trump here she was the cochair of his transition committee. she was his administrator for the small business administration. one of the people who came back for a second term. so, they're very close. you would presume she would be ready, willing and we will see if she's able to implement his vision. but her own past is actually not particularly incendiary. she has a thin education record but she does have an education record. and the work that she did in connecticut, the thing she said when she was running for senate and connecticut, unsuccessfully twice, were much more mainstream. >> based on reporting, what do educators think about all of this? because there was a nest report card that was released a couple weeks ago and it found that most fourth and eighth graders in 2024 still performs below pre-pandemic 2019 in reading and math. it suggests the status quo is not working.

mr. secretary, good to see you. i especially like your howard bison sweatshirt. good choice today. all right. so is mcmahon, right?, would congress need to act to totally dissolve the department of education? because we're seeing other departments being either gutted or shut down without congressional approval. >> no, she's exactly right. >> and it would take 60 members of the senate to vote. >> to close the. >> department of education. that is never going to happen. this is another false promise. another lie trump talks about in the campaign, like building. >> the wall, like. >> having mexico pay for the wall. so that is not going to happen. >> well, trump is hoping that, you know, if she's confirmed that she won't have that job long because the department of education would go away. so what are you most worried about with his? language? >> well, again, the department cannot go away unless they become incredibly lawless. and we have a constitutional crisis because congress won't act to close the department of education. that would never happen. but i think it's important for your viewers just to understand how un

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mr. president, you are talking about getting rid of the department of education. so, why have you nominated a secretary for the department of education by the name of linda mcmahon whosed to run sba? that was the question. here's what the president said. >> i told linda, linda, i hope you do a great job and put yourself out of a job. i want her to put herself out of a job. education department. so we're ranked number 40 out of 40 schools. right? we're ranked number one in cost per pupil. spend more per pupil than any other country in the world. we are ranked at the bottom of the list. we are ranked very badly. what i want to do is let the states run schools. i believe strongly in school choice but in addition to that, i want the states to run schools. i want linda to put herself out of a job. >> steve: put herself out of a job. >> lawrence: something ha to give. we were talking about the other story where something has to give. something has to give in our education system as well. our kids are not getting smarter. they can't read and write. we showed you last week the national report card. things aren't going well and there it is. thanks, producers. it just shows y

mcmahon nomination at 1:45 p.m. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. hoeven: if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it stand adjourned under the previous order following the remarks of senator whitehouse. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, today is a sad, discouraging, even disgraceful day here in the senate. the vote that we have just taken signals the utter and complete subservience of the trump administration and the republican party to the polluters of the fossil fuel industry. to the extent that there's any justification for fossil fuel poll pollution, leaks from pipes and valves and wells that aren't properly maintained by fossil fuel companies are probably the most shameless form of pol pollution, and yet that is precisely what this vote that we have just taken protects, and even encourages. let's start for a moment with why methane matters. we are well into a climate cr crisis. we have been wa

mr. chair. host: senator hassan from new hampshire questioning the nominee in-service education secretary, linda mcmahonif you missed any of that hearing yesterday, you can find it on our website at c-span.org. what does the education department do, from the washington post, the department has 4400 employees, it is responsible for $1.6 trillion federal student loan program and a range of grants for k-12 schools. the department runs achievement tests. the nation's report card and collects statistics on enrollment, staffing, and crime in schools. enforces civil rights laws that bar discrimination in federally funded schools on the basis of race, sex, and other factors. states and school districts set curriculums. that runs counter to trump's repeated call to send education back to the states, as it already mostly resides there. how would you change education in this country? catherine in texas, independent. caller: hey, how are you doing? before we get to business, i love your hair. you look like jennifer aniston from "friends." host: thank you. caller: i want to tell the viewers out there, very important

mr. kim said, get somebody smart, get somebody who is motivated and has a vision to go to run it. i don't think linda mcmahone x wrestler, is the person to do that. thank you so much. host: bob, we will start with you. guest: a lot of good points made. the services and personnel the caller was mentioning are supported through the federal funding. it's not just the funds themselves but it's the technical assistance and yeah, a little bit of requirements and enforcement to make sure that money gets used by states and districts for the purpose intended by congress, which is to ensure that services related aids and related services and supports for those students are being used, the dollars are being used to ensure that free, appropriate public education. so, these attempts to either block grant or get rid of and provide unfettered discretion to use those funds in other ways is a concern from a disability rights standpoint. from an efficient and proper use of federal funds standpoint. those are concerns we should all be having. as to the point about texas, the proliferation or the desire in states to privatize e

mr. kim said, get somebody smart, get somebody who is motivated and has a vision to go to run it. i don't think linda mcmahone x wrestler, is the person to do that. thank you so much. host: bob, we will start with you. guest: a lot of good points made. the services and personnel the caller was mentioning are supported through the federal funding. it's not just the funds themselves but it's the technical assistance and yeah, a little bit of requirements and enforcement to make sure that money gets used by states and districts for the purpose intended by congress, which is to ensure that services related aids and related services and supports for those students are being used, the dollars are being used to ensure that free, appropriate public education. so, these attempts to either block grant or get rid of and provide unfettered discretion to use those funds in other ways is a concern from a disability rights standpoint. from an efficient and proper use of federal funds standpoint. those are concerns we should all be having. as to the point about texas, the proliferation or the desire in states to privatize e

mr. patel. u can watch that committee vote live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. also tomorrow but 00 a.m. is president trump's nominee to rve education secretary linda mcmahon.tes aher confirmation hearing before the senate health educion, labor, and pensions committee. shserved as the head of the small business administration theirst trump administration and is a cofounder of world wrestling entertainment. you can watch the confirmation hearing live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, also on c-span3. that is also on our website, c-span.org, and on our app, c-span now. this is the front page of usa today. you might have seen this news about the mayor of new york city, mayor eric adams. it says, trump brand of justice landing like a hammer. relationships, alliances, and vendettas have the capitol circling its wagons. this is on the front page of usa today. it says there is a new sheriff in town and he lives in mar-a-lago. the justice department's directive to drop the prosecution of eric adams is one more example that relationships, allegiances, and vendettas are in some cases determining who gets targeted and who gets reprieved. in the age of donald trump new p