Linda McMahon, former CEO of WWE and President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Education, will testify before the Senate HELP Committee on Thursday. Her testimony will focus on her vision for education and key issues such as school choice, antisemitism, and transgender athletes.
Linda McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and President Donald Trump 's nominee to lead the Department of Education, will testify before the Senate on Thursday. Her opening remarks will center around creating 'a better future for every American learner.'\The Trump nominee, chosen in November, will kick off her confirmation process during a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Thursday morning. Republican Sens.
Tim Scott of South Carolina and Katie Britt of Alabama will introduce McMahon before the hearing. McMahon will focus her remarks on enacting Trump's vision for education, stating that 'education is the issue that determines our national success and prepares American workers to win the future.' According to an excerpt of her opening remarks shared first with Fox News Digital, she will emphasize her commitment to Trump's education policy goals. \'I would like to thank President Trump for his confidence in me to lead a Department whose mission and authority were a special focus of his campaign. He pledged to make American education the best in the world, return education to the states where it belongs, and free American students from the education bureaucracy through school choice,' McMahon will say in her opening remarks. This testimony comes as Trump has expressed his desire to dismantle the Education Department, stating Wednesday that if McMahon is confirmed, he wants her to 'put herself out of a job.' Trump also called the department 'a big con job,' claiming that despite ranking No. 40 in global education rankings, the U.S. spends more per pupil than any other country. \McMahon previously served as the administrator of the Small Business Administration during Trump's first term before stepping down in 2019. During her opening remarks, she plans to highlight her experience as a business owner, leader of the Small Business Administration, and college trustee, emphasizing her commitment to prioritizing parents, teachers, and students over bureaucracy. McMahon will also address key issues such as antisemitism in schools, biological males competing in women's and girls' sports, and the need for school choice. \'Outstanding teachers are tired of political ideology in their curriculum and red tape on their desks. This is why school choice is a growing movement across the nation: it offers teachers and parents an alternative to classrooms that are micromanaged from Washington, D.C.,’ she plans to say.\McMahon will also pledge to protect Jewish students from discrimination, prevent schools from allowing boys and men into female sports and spaces, and uphold parents' rights in directing their children's moral education. She acknowledges the challenges facing the education system but expresses optimism about the opportunity to create positive change.\'It is my great honor to announce that Linda McMahon, former Administrator of the Small Business Administration, will be the United States Secretary of Education,' Trump said in his nomination announcement in November. Before her foray into politics, McMahon co-founded WWE with her husband in 1980, which has since become a global wrestling entertainment network. \After her confirmation hearing, the committee will vote on whether to advance her nomination to a full floor vote.
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