Oversight needed on unlawful gutting of Department of Education

The Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the Department of Education without congressional approval is causing irreparable harm and chaos. Thousands of employees have been abruptly fired, crippling the agency's ability to perform its legally mandated duties. Critical programs like enforcing civil rights laws, overseeing student loans, and disbursing funds to states and schools have been severely impacted. The federal judge's ruling underscores the administration's true intention to unlawfully gut the department rather than make it more efficient. This unilateral action warrants rigorous congressional oversight to prevent such willful neglect of the law and uphold the constitutional separation of powers. Allowing the executive branch to arbitrarily undermine federal agencies sets a dangerous precedent that must be addressed through proper legislative checks and balances.