In a fiery hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill, Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s request to cut 15% from the department’s budget, The Hill reported.

McMahon said the $12 billion in cuts was part of President Donald Trump’s “final mission” to shutter the department. McMahon said her priorities are school choice, literacy rates, and returning educational oversight to the states.

Some of the proposed cuts target preschool grants and the Office of Civil Rights, The Hill said.

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