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Committee approves resolution of inquiry seeking documents on Education Department downsizing
Summary
The committee approved H.Res. 237 in the form of an amendment in the nature of a substitute requesting documents related to reductions in force and other downsizing measures at the Department of Education. The committee reported the resolution adversely to the House; recorded vote 18 yeas, 12 nays.
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce voted to report H.Res. 237, a resolution of inquiry seeking documents from the president and the Secretary of Education about reductions in force and other downsizing at the Department of Education.
Supporters of the resolution, including Representative Onder, said resolutions of inquiry are a legitimate congressional oversight tool when the executive branch has not provided requested information. "Republicans welcome this debate because it is really a…
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