RUSH TRANSCRIPT Charlie that ░░░░░░░░ Republican senator Mike Rounds ░░░░░░░░ Trump s campaign promise ░░░░░░░░ a bill to abolish ░░░░░░░░ department of education Our ░░░░░░░░ guest who was former ░░░░░░░░ secretary Betsy DeVos press ░░░░░░░░ calls the department a ░░░░░░░░ failed experiment Defense of ░░░░░░░░ institute spokeswoman Angela joins ░░░░░░░░ now Great to be ░░░░░░░░ you Charlie explain why ░░░░░░░░ this such an important ░░░░░░░░ to abolish the department ░░░░░░░░ education Sure So the ░░░░░░░░ of education was created ░░░░░░░░ a thank you to ░░░░░░░░ teacher unions nearly a ░░░░░░░░ century ago and in ░░░░░░░░ time American education has ░░░░░░░░ fallen further and further ░░░░░░░░ the international rankings We ░░░░░░░░ giving people high school ░░░░░░░░ when they can hardly ░░░░░░░░ write and do math ░░░░░░░░ cannot be allowed to ░░░░░░░░ and we re supporting ░░░░░░░░ gigantic bureaucracy in Washington ░░░░░░░░ costs billions of dollar ░░░░░░░░ every year but doesn ░░░░░░░░ educate anyone So it ░░░░░░░░ the past time to ░░░░░░░░ dismantle the department we ░░░░░░░░ return that funding and ░░░░░░░░ back to the states ░░░░░░░░ you mean to tell ░░░░░░░░ not a single student ░░░░░░░░ into that giant communist ░░░░░░░░ and learns how to ░░░░░░░░ and write If oh ░░░░░░░░ s right it s ░░░░░░░░ federal government we re ░░░░░░░░ about here The talking ░░░░░░░░ is oh we need ░░░░░░░░ spend more money on ░░░░░░░░ because but you make ░░░░░░░░ very important point that ░░░░░░░░ already spend enormous amounts ░░░░░░░░ money and obviously one ░░░░░░░░ the great benefits of ░░░░░░░░ away with the department ░░░░░░░░ education is that it ░░░░░░░░ that money the when ░░░░░░░░ If to the who ░░░░░░░░ To the states and ░░░░░░░░ Right Let s just ░░░░░░░░ out the middleman Senator ░░░░░░░░ bill wouldn t just ░░░░░░░░ out the department wholesale ░░░░░░░░ it into I don ░░░░░░░░ know a bucky s ░░░░░░░░ something which might be ░░░░░░░░ but it s way ░░░░░░░░ thoughtful than that The ░░░░░░░░ bill would return the ░░░░░░░░ to the office of ░░░░░░░░ rights it would take ░░░░░░░░ over to the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice met the lawyers ░░░░░░░░ the lawyering It would ░░░░░░░░ federal student aid which ░░░░░░░░ the nation s largest ░░░░░░░░ lender and put that ░░░░░░░░ with the treasury It ░░░░░░░░ be independent or spun ░░░░░░░░ into with it own ░░░░░░░░ but let s have ░░░░░░░░ bankers do the banking ░░░░░░░░ of this gigantic government ░░░░░░░░ that just just is ░░░░░░░░ serving students and too ░░░░░░░░ is taking power away ░░░░░░░░ parents and families Char ░░░░░░░░ one of the closest ░░░░░░░░ to eternity on earth ░░░░░░░░ a federal program obviously ░░░░░░░░ the department of education ░░░░░░░░ a perfect example of ░░░░░░░░ As great as all ░░░░░░░░ sounds it s not ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ lot harder to do ░░░░░░░░ it is the talk ░░░░░░░░ it What is it ░░░░░░░░ to what would it ░░░░░░░░ to get that done ░░░░░░░░ it ll take 600 ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate 60 ░░░░░░░░ and that sort of ░░░░░░░░ can be really hard ░░░░░░░░ come by in Washington ░░░░░░░░ in the meantime I ░░░░░░░░ very much looking forward ░░░░░░░░ incoming education secretary Linda ░░░░░░░░ right sizing the federal ░░░░░░░░ in education And there ░░░░░░░░ one myth I d ░░░░░░░░ really love to dispel ░░░░░░░░ and it s about ░░░░░░░░ levels As you mentioned ░░░░░░░░ is not the be ░░░░░░░░ end all in education ░░░░░░░░ it is important And ░░░░░░░░ think there is a ░░░░░░░░ lie out there being ░░░░░░░░ by the teacher unions ░░░░░░░░ says getting rid of ░░░░░░░░ department of education means ░░░░░░░░ rid of education funding ░░░░░░░░ doesn t It actually ░░░░░░░░ more mundting funding to ░░░░░░░░ rooms and that s ░░░░░░░░ true for students with ░░░░░░░░ It would take programs ░░░░░░░░ serve students with disabilities ░░░░░░░░ take that over to ░░░░░░░░ department of health and ░░░░░░░░ services which could actually ░░░░░░░░ them better and give ░░░░░░░░ families more support rather ░░░░░░░░ less are Charlie and ░░░░░░░░ course among the people ░░░░░░░░ are most enthusiastic about ░░░░░░░░ are people when live ░░░░░░░░ Democrat run citieses who ░░░░░░░░ like to have more ░░░░░░░░ and choice in the ░░░░░░░░ of their children and ░░░░░░░░ able to you know ░░░░░░░░ that money the themselves ░░░░░░░░ ensure their children get ░░░░░░░░ Angela thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for joining us.