U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Shelley Moore Capito, Republican Colleagues in Advocating for Critical Education Funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and several of her Senate Republican colleagues in sending a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating to release anticipated education formula funding.

Specifically, the letter requests that the administration implement the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Full-Year Continuing Resolution Act, which President Trump signed into law earlier this year. This legislation contains critical funding that states rely on to help students, families, and local economies. 

“The decision to withhold this funding is contrary to President Trump’s goal of returning K-12 education to the states,”wrote the Senators. “This funding goes directly to states and local school districts, where local leaders decide how this funding is spent, because as we know, local communities know how to best serve students and families. Withholding this funding denies states and communities the opportunity to pursue localized initiatives to support students and their families.”

The Senators continued, “We welcome the opportunity to work with you and Secretary McMahon to ensure that all federal education funding goes towards programs that help states and school districts provide students an excellent education. We want to see students in our states and across the country thrive, whether they are adult learners, students who speak English as a second language, or students who need after-school care so that their parents can work. We believe you share the same goal.”

Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) also signed on to the letter. Full text of the letter can be found here.

Senator Britt has been a champion for returning education to the states. In a column from earlier this year highlighting Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s leadership, Senator Britt called for “putting local communities back into a leadership position,” and “ensuring every child in America has access to an excellent education regardless of zip code or household income.”

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