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What Happens if the US Department of Education is Abolished?

Donald Trump cannot eliminate the Department of Education because an act of Congress created it, and only Congress can do so. Congress isn’t going to get rid of the department since Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate, and a 60-voteThe president can’t just eliminate the Department of Education because an act of Congress created it. Only Congress can get rid of it. Congress isn’t going to get rid of the department since Republicans only have 53 votes in the Senate and a 60 vote super majority is required.