Rep. Takano: ‘Radical Right-Wing Republicans Have Dreamed About’ Dismantling Education Dept. For a Long Time

BALLASY Is the executive ░░░░░░░░ out TAKANO The executive ░░░░░░░░ is not out officially ░░░░░░░░ but I was wondering ░░░░░░░░ your reaction is to ░░░░░░░░ reports that that could ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow the 50 percent ░░░░░░░░ Well you know they ░░░░░░░░ keeping all of this ░░░░░░░░ close to the chest ░░░░░░░░ whether they re going ░░░░░░░░ eliminate the entire department ░░░░░░░░ it apart put it ░░░░░░░░ other places It s ░░░░░░░░ the same thing They ░░░░░░░░ hated the Department of ░░░░░░░░ radical right wing Republicans ░░░░░░░░ dreamed about this for ░░░░░░░░ long long time And ░░░░░░░░ re making illegal extra ░░░░░░░░ moves to destroy a ░░░░░░░░ of Education that was ░░░░░░░░ in law And my ░░░░░░░░ about it is that ░░░░░░░░ American people don t ░░░░░░░░ it It s one ░░░░░░░░ the more unpopular things ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to do ░░░░░░░░ is to take out ░░░░░░░░ federal role in education ░░░░░░░░ s just you know ░░░░░░░░ majority of Congress bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress were ░░░░░░░░ voted against disbanding the ░░░░░░░░ of Education before BALLASY ░░░░░░░░ t don t they ░░░░░░░░ Congress to do this ░░░░░░░░ They do need Congress ░░░░░░░░ do this They need ░░░░░░░░ to approve any major ░░░░░░░░ of the Department of ░░░░░░░░ BALLASY So something like ░░░░░░░░ you would think right ░░░░░░░░ need some sort of ░░░░░░░░ from Congress Or can ░░░░░░░░ get around that crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ Well well well I ░░░░░░░░ going to tell you ░░░░░░░░ was there was an ░░░░░░░░ to to dismantle the ░░░░░░░░ of Education before I ░░░░░░░░ last year Republicans last ░░░░░░░░ they tried to do ░░░░░░░░ And 60 Republicans voted ░░░░░░░░ all the Democrats no ░░░░░░░░ is unpopular with American ░░░░░░░░ And so because they ░░░░░░░░ they can t get ░░░░░░░░ through Congress they re ░░░░░░░░ to destroy it by ░░░░░░░░ means extra legal means ░░░░░░░░ constitutional means This is ░░░░░░░░ for sure.”