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The House Oversight Committee threatened Education Secretary DeVos with a subpoena because her office "stonewalled and delayed" when the committee tried to confirm a date for her testimony about "critical issues facing the Department." politico.com/news/2020/02/0…
The "critical issues facing the Department" include: oversight of federal student loans, policies regarding campus sexual harassment and assault, and protections for students at for-profit colleges — to name a few.
Secretary DeVos has been out of the spotlight lately. But her department still continues to favor policies that benefit for-profit colleges and student loan providers at the expense of students: americanoversight.org/investigation/…
It's also worth noting that while DeVos is ignoring congressional oversight, she's currently campaigning for President Trump in Iowa. politico.com/news/2020/02/0…
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