Education Secretary
Miguel Cardona
faced harsh questioning from Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) about the
Department of Education’s
proposed regulations on
transgender athletes
in school sports programs.
Harris, a medical doctor, blasted Cardona for the proposed regulation’s requirement that elementary school sports programs allow all students to compete based on their stated gender identity rather than their biological sex. The exchange took place during a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday on the Department of Education’s budget.
“I would suggest, Mr. Secretary, you didn’t base [this rule] on science,” Harris said. “You based it on woke politics, which is rampant through your department and the reason why we continue to fail on an international scale.”
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Harris said he was proud to be among 161 representatives who supported abolishing the Department of Education, saying, “We need to completely rethink the U.S. Department of Education.”
The Maryland representative also pressed Cardona on whether or not it was the right decision to close schools during the COVID-19 pandemic and that the decision to close schools was supported by scientific evidence.
“The decision to temporarily close schools to protect students and families and educators was made at the local level, and it was the right decision,” Cardona replied.
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Harris responded that he disagreed with the secretary, saying, “The scientific evidence is pretty clear that children are at very low risk.”
“All we did was harm our standing in the international community with regards to our performance by students,” Harris said.
