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Education Secretary Linda McMahon is spending over $43,000 on new office furniture while pursuing efforts to dismantle the Department of Education .

Department officials defended the expenditure, stating that relocating to a smaller facility is saving taxpayers millions of dollars.

Approximately 43 percent of the department's staff has been laid off or has departed since McMahon began restructuring the agency.

Officially shuttering the Education Department requires congressional approval, which has not yet been voted on by lawmakers.

McMahon joins other Trump administration Cabinet officials who have previously faced scrutiny over office renovation costs.

In full Linda McMahon wants to spend $43,000 to spruce up her office as she works to close agency

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