Hakeem Jeffries Vows to Stop Department of Education Closure Through Courts and Congress

Opposition to Department of Education Closure

• 🏛️ House Democrats, led by Hakeem Jeffries, are committed to stopping the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education.
• ⚖️ Jeffries stated that the closure attempt will be stopped in the courts and that Congress will also prevent it, as the department was created by an act of Congress.
• 🚫 He emphasized that a "wannabe king" cannot unilaterally unravel a department established by legislative action, asserting that only Congress has the power to dissolve it.

Criticism of Republican Agenda

• 📉 Jeffries criticized the administration's agenda, calling the effort to dismantle the Department of Education and threats to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid "deeply unpopular."
• 📈 He accused the administration of overreaching and failing to deliver on promises to lower the cost of living, noting that inflation and costs are increasing.
• ⚠️ The administration is accused of unleashing the "horrors of Project 2025," which they previously denied knowledge of, by attempting to dismantle public education.

Unity on Spending Negotiations

• 🤝 Jeffries assured supporters of strong Democratic unity in opposing Republican budget proposals.
• 🚫 He highlighted that every House Democrat voted against the "reckless Republican budget" and that every Senate Democrat voted against the Senate budget resolution.
• 🛡️ Democrats are unified in preventing what he described as the "largest cut to Medicaid in American history."