Trump’s pick for education secretary, Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is appearing before a Senate panel today. Trump has repeatedly threatened to close the Department of Education, calling it a “big con job.” On Wednesday, members of the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers rallied in front of the Capitol. They were joined by Senator Bernie Sanders.

Sen. Bernie Sanders: “We are not going to let them destroy the Department of Education. Department of Educations provide funding for 26 million kids who are living in high-poverty areas all over this country. And we have the radical idea that maybe poor kids deserve the same quality education that rich kids do.”

On Wednesday, federal prosecutors reportedly dropped a probe into Linda McMahon’s estranged husband, Vince McMahon, over the cover-up of sexual assault allegations at the WWE.

Meanwhile, CNN reports scores of probationary workers have been fired at the Education Department and the Small Business Administration since Friday.