Moderate GOP Senators Try to Block Shutdown of Dept. of Ed

Moderate Republicans in the Senate Committee on Health, Education and Pensions have introduced two bills that would prohibit outsourcing certain education programs from the U.S.

Department of Education to other federal agencies, blocking a complete shutdown of the federal agency.

Under bill S.

5046, sponsored by Sens.

Tim Kaine, D-Va., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa...