Washington State The attorney general has joined 20 other Democratic states, with the lawsuit aimed at blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order calling for the demolition of the Department of Education.
State Attorney General Nick Brown Trump administration. The preliminary ban will temporarily suspend the president’s executive order to eliminate doe on March 20.
On March 13, 20 other states filed a lawsuit on March 13 in an attempt to block efforts to shut down the U.S. Department of Energy efforts to eliminate half of the department’s workforce.
Dem Ags Sue lays off employees on Trump administration’s Department of Education
Washington State has joined 20 other states to prevent President Donald Trump from dismantling the Department of Education. (Getty Image)
The latest lawsuit aims to stop layoffs and government migrations to move student loans and special education services outside the department as Trump works to transfer responsibilities to the U.S. Department of Energy.
For example, Trump announced last week that the Small Business Administration would handle student loans as part of the program.
“Devastating cuts and layoffs Ministry of Education “The young people in Washington and their families will be directly hurt. Our office will work to defend our students from education and health from President Trump’s illegal orders,” Brown said in a statement.
Education Minister Linda McMahon praised measures to eliminate “bureaucratic inflation”
The U.S. Department of Education is headquartered in Washington, DC (J. David Ake/Getty Images)
The department’s layoffs have led to the closure of the National Office of Civil Rights Outreach Services, which investigates students’ claims about discrimination and sexual assault. The Brown office said federal funding and approvals have also been postponed.
The lawsuit argues that the Trump administration’s executive order is illegal and that efforts to demolish the U.S. Department of Energy can only be authorized by Congress. Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to eliminate the department, but have not yet been approved by any chamber of commerce on Capitol Hill.
“The devastating cuts and layoffs from the Department of Education will directly harm the youth and their families in Washington,” said Nick Brown, Washington. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)
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The lawyer general’s lawsuit also claims that the massive layoffs violate the Administrative Procedure Act, which establishes procedures for how the federal government’s executive bodies propose and enact regulations.
