Education Week: We Asked Congress Whether Trump Withholding School Funds Is Legal. Here’s What They Said | Congresswoman Lucy McBath

July 18, 2025 | In the News

By Mark Lieberman & Maya Riser-Kositsky

—[Full article available through Education Week]—

In addition to the 32 Democratic senators, 150 House Democrats have also written to the Trump administrationcalling for all the withheld education funding to flow immediately. That letter’s lead author—Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga.—raised the issue July 16 on the House floor.

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