Chair Foxx Issues Subpoena to Get to the Bottom of FAFSA Mess

Committee On Education & The Workforce

July 25, 2024

Chair Foxx Issues Subpoena to Get to the Bottom of FAFSA Mess

WASHINGTON – Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) fights for students across the country as the U.S. Department of Education (DeptEd) continues to stonewall Congressional inquiries about the botched rollout of the 2024 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Chairwoman Foxx today issued a subpoena for DeptEd’s communications and documents associated with the “rollout” of the simplified FAFSA. The subpoena comes after months of hedging and delays on the part of Secretary Miguel Cardona and other DeptEd officials.

“Enough is enough. Millions of students are relying on accurate information in order to determine their next steps, but the Biden-Harris administration is too concerned with hiding their incompetence to provide applicants with the certainty they need,” said Chairwoman Foxx. “From refusals to update staff to blocking a GAO investigation, it’s clear that the Department of Education isn’t going to give its co-equal branch the relevant information willingly, so today’s subpoena is the only logical next step.”

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