Dem Lawmaker Sounds Alarm On DOGE ‘Actively Dismantling’ Education Department
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The $238 billion federal agency "is going to potentially be dissolved in the coming days,” warned Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.).
WASHINGTON — Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) on Tuesday sounded the alarm that Elon Musk and his surrogates are “actively dismantling” the U.S. Department of Education, as staffers with his Department of Government Efficiency are on-site at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., poring over federal contracts and programs.
“It’s our understanding that today, they’re inside the building, they’re on the sixth floor, they’re canceling grants and contracts,” the New Mexico congresswoman told HuffPost. “They’re literally dismantling and shutting down programs as we speak.”
“We expect that the Department of Education is going to potentially be dissolved in the coming days,” warned Stansbury, who is the top Democrat on a House oversight subcommittee focused on DOGE and Musk’s activities.
A spokesperson for the Department of Education did not respond to a request for comment on what DOGE is doing at the department’s headquarters or if leaders expect their department to be eliminated. A White House spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
Some recipients of federal education grants told HuffPost on Tuesday their contracts had been abruptly terminated in the last 24 hours.
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