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'Now they can discriminate': Top lawmaker on education panel sounds alarm over Trump order

The top Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee railed against MAGA efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, telling Raw Story on Thursday, "Now they can discriminate."

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to begin drastically unwinding the Department of Education. The order directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin the process of shrinking the department and transferring educational authority back to the states.

Completely eliminating the department, however, requires congressional approval, which the administration likely doesn't have.

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The order aimed to significantly reduce the agency's scope and only retain "essential functions" such as managing student loans, enforcing civil rights legislation, and overseeing Pell grants. It also fulfills Trump's campaign vow and aligns with long-standing conservative calls to eliminate the agency.

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) sounded the alarm at the action, warning that the U.S. has seen what education looks like without the Department of Education — it resulted in segregation.

"They know they're discriminating, and now they can discriminate," Scott told Raw Story. "If the Department of Education is eliminated, then the civil rights of students — the right of students to get an education — will be dependent on each and every state, and