Grijalva: Dismantling ED Threatens Student Financial Aid

House Committee on Education and Workforce Democrats · February 13, 2026

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Question: consequences if Department of Education eliminated

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Questioner (S1) asked a former senior adviser to the Department of Education what would happen to administration of the Pell Grant program and the federal student loan portfolio if the Department no longer existed.

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A former senior adviser warned that abolishing the U.S. Department of Education would disrupt administration of the Pell Grant program and federal student loan servicing, causing delays accessing aid, staff reductions, and elevated risk of student dropouts and loan defaults.

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