Rep. David Rouzer introduces bill to eliminate Dept. of Education

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WWAY) — 7th District Congressman David Rouzer introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that would eliminate the Department of Education on Monday.

House Bill HR 369 is titled “To Provide for the Elimination of the Department of Education and Other Purposes.”

It was referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce on the same day.

Rouzer has introduced this bill every year he has served in Congress.

“I’ve introduced the States’ Education Reclamation Act in each Congress since I was first elected. Education should be handled at the state and local level without interference from the Federal government. This bill takes the funding appropriated to the Department of Education and gets it back to the states to use for teacher pay increases, new schools and/or whatever each individual state needs to enhance education,” Rouzer said in a statement.

President-elect Donald Trump has also stated his support for the elimination of the Department of Education.

This is one of several bills Rouzer has introduced to the House this week.