The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has finally responded to congressional concerns about the agency’s “clarification” that allows Federal Work-Study (FWS) funds to pay college students for voter registration initiatives, according to a letter obtained by The Federalist.
In the response, a lackey for President Joe Biden’s Education Secretary Miguel Cardona bureaucratically told the chairs of two House committees that the Education Department is going to do what it wants — congressional authority and the Constitution be damned.
The FWS “civic engagement” scheme is part of the broader Bidenbucks push, using the resources of the federal government for a massive get-out-the-vote effort assisted by “approved” leftist activist groups to target traditional Democrat constituencies.
‘Appearance of Impropriety’
On March 12, U.S. Reps. Bryan Steil, R-Wis., and Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., sent Cardona a letter asking his agency to retract its Feb. 26 Dear Colleague Letter providing “updated guidance” to conveniently allow Federal Work-Study funds to be used to pay students to do “civic engagement work” for government employers such as voter registration, GOTV, and working at the polls. The lawmakers’ request, also signed by the committees’ vice chairs, sought “all internal memos, reports, and information that discuss the Department’s decision to issue the 2024 DCL [Dear Colleague Letter],” among other documents. Steil and Foxx also wanted to know just how the agency will ensure FWS funds aren’t used for political activity.
“In addition to this action appearing to be partisan and political, your new interpretation raises serious legal questions, and we urge the
