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    DESIGNATION OF HEIDI SEMANN AS ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
   DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED 
                      STATES (H. DOC. NO. 119-58)

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message 
from the President of the United States; which was read and referred to 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and ordered to be 
printed:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am hereby notifying the Congress that I intend to designate Heidi 
Semann (currently Senior Special Agent with the Office of the Inspector 
General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and 
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau) as Acting Inspector General 
of the Department of Education, in place of the current Acting 
Inspector General, Rene Rocque. Such designation will be effective no 
less than 30 days from delivery of this message.
  The Constitution vests ``the executive Power'' in the President, who 
has a duty to ``take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.'' U.S. 
Const., Art. II, Sec. 1, cl. 1; id. at Sec. 3. In exercising that power 
and duty, I have determined that, based on the qualities outlined in 5 
U.S.C. 403(a) and the confidence I

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must place in my appointees, Ms. Semann is the best available person to 
serve as Acting Inspector General of the Department of Education at 
this time. In my judgment, Ms. Rocque can better serve the Nation 
performing other duties (i.e., returning to her position as Deputy 
Inspector General of the Department of Education).
  I am providing this notification as a courtesy, a show of comity and 
respect between the executive and legislative branches. It should not 
be interpreted as a concession that the Congress can limit my power to 
remove any officer. ``Because no single person could fulfill [the 
President's] responsibilit[ies] alone, the Framers expected that the 
President would rely on subordinate officers for assistance.'' Seila 
Law LLC v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 591 U.S. 197, 203-204 
(2020). And the Constitution gives the President ``the authority to 
remove those who assist him in carrying out his duties.'' Free 
Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 561 U.S. 
477, 513-514 (2010). ``Without such power, the President could not be 
held fully accountable for discharging his own responsibilities; the 
buck would stop somewhere else.'' Id. at 514.
  Ultimately, I have determined that the changed priorities of my 
Administration (as compared to the previous one) will be better 
reflected with new leadership in this Office. Therefore, I am apprising 
you of my intention to designate Ms. Semann as Acting Inspector General 
of the Department of Education, effective no less than 30 days from 
delivery of this message.
                                                     Donald J. Trump.  
The White House, June 4, 2025.

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