Senate confirms Linda McMahon as education head amid Trump's plan to dismantle department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Americans believe in public education," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said before the confirmation vote.
50% : She also suggested some operations could move to other departments, saying Health and Human Services might be better suited to enforce disability rights laws.
49% : During the presidential campaign, Trump vowed to close the department and grant its authority to states.
37% : At the same time, Trump has promised to shut down the department and said he wants McMahon "to put herself out of a job.
32% : Trump argues the department has been overtaken by liberals who press their ideology on America's schools.
19% : Trump adviser Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has cut dozens of contracts it dismissed as "woke" and wasteful.

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