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Rep. Tim Walberg praises McMahon confirmation, says universities that allow antisemitic protests risk losing federal funds
Summary
Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said newly confirmed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon should return authority to states, cut wasteful spending and use federal funding to pressure universities over antisemitic protests. The Senate confirmed McMahon 51-45.
Rep. Tim Walberg, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, said in a radio interview that newly confirmed U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon should return power to states, reduce federal spending on education and press colleges that tolerate antisemitic demonstrations by threatening to withdraw federal funds.
Walberg, a congressman from Michigan, praised McMahon’s confirmation by the U.S. Senate — which voted 51 to 45 to confirm her — and said the administration’s apparent moves to review federal contracts and grants at Columbia University demonstrate seriousness about cracking down on…
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