Money matters
House Appropriations Committee Republicans approve $10 million cut to Department of Education’s civil rights office
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill cutting funding for the Office of Civil Rights, which is responsible for investigating antisemitism claims
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WASHINGTON - JULY 10: Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., speaks at the start of the House Appropriations Committee markup of several appropriations bills in the Rayburn House Office Building on Wednesday, July 10, 2024.
Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would cut $10 million for the office at the Department of Education responsible for investigating and adjudicating antisemitism claims in 2025, over the objections of Democrats.