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On the recordMay 13, 2025
As enacted in the Department of Education Organization Act, signed into law by President Jimmy Carter, the Department of Education was established by Congress to create reform in the education system throughout the country, distribute Federal aid to students and places of learning, and prohibit discriminatory practices. The President does not have the authority to dismantle the Department of Education, and his signing of Executive Order 14242, which aims to ``Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities'', violates the law and the Constitution. (2) Unlawfully directed the elimination of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). As enacted in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, signed into law by President John F. Kennedy, USAID plays a crucial role in delivering foreign assistance worldwide, including disaster relief, conflict relief, combating global diseases, promoting educational programs, and enhancing food security in developing countries. By dismantling USAID and freezing foreign assistance, he has severed the United States from its humanitarian role as directed by Congress, leaving other countries and potentially our adversaries to fill in the role the United States has abandoned. (3) Created the so-called ``Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)'', which has imposed payment holds and rescinded funds after disbursement.
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Shri Thanedar
Democratic · Michigan

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Addressing the President's actions regarding the Department of Education and USAID.

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