A GOP-controlled House appropriations subcommittee released legislative text on Thursday proposing funding the Education Department at $70.7 billion for fiscal year 2027, as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the agency.
The agency is now operating under a $79 billion budget, after Congress rejected the administration’s bid to cut 15% from the department’s budget and fund the agency at $66.7 billion for the current fiscal year.
The congressional proposal would slash funding for the department by 10% compared to fiscal year 2026, according to a release by the House Appropriations Committee. That exceeds the White House’s request to trim ...
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