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U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens backs block grants for education, defends tariffs and economic overhaul
Summary
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens urged moving federal K-12 authority and funding to states through block grants, criticized the U.S. Department of Education as failing, and defended the Trump administration—s tariff and trade policies during a radio interview.
U.S. Rep. Burgess Owens, a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, told a radio host that he supports moving federal K-12 education funding and many programs back to states and called the U.S. Department of Education "a total failure." "That's the reason why we've been pushing for it," Owens said. "We're gonna block grant this back to the states."
Owens said federal education bureaucracy reduces funds available locally and imposes rules that limit state and local flexibility. "Do we trust the bureaucrats in DC that takes 10% ... and they pay have all the rules and regulations come with it? Or do we trust American people with their own kids?" he…
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