WASHINGTON — Democratic U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Delia Ramirez of Illinois joined advocates Wednesday outside the U.S. Capitol to blast proposed cuts to education spending. Trump outlines ‘winding down’ of agencyTrump and his administration have sought to take an ax to the Education Department in an effort to dramatically overhaul the federal role in education. Earlier this year, Trump requested $12 billion in spending cuts at the department for fiscal 2026. Senate appropriators largely rejected Trump’s proposed spending cuts in their bipartisan bill, which advanced out of the committee in July. But the House Appropriations Committee’s bill, which also passed out of that panel, largely aligns with the president’s education agenda and spending cut priorities.