Members of Congress denied access to Department of Education [View all]
Source: the hill
by Lexi Lonas Cochran - 02/07/25 11:09 AM ET
Multiple members of Congress were denied entry to the Department of Education on Friday, according to videos and social media posts from lawmakers.
“They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people? ILLEGAL,” Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) said in a post on the social platform X, referring to Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The incident comes amid rising temperatures over the Trump administration’s efforts to shut down the Education Department completely.
President Trump has said he would like to close the department via executive order, though fully doing so would require congressional action. Trump is reportedly weighing executive actions to shutter parts of the agency, or move its primary functions elsewhere.
A source familiar with the situation said the lawmakers went to the department after sending a letter Wednesday night requesting an emergency meeting with the acting Education secretary over those reports....................................
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5132685-department-of-education-musk-doge-trump-frost/
These are members of our US CONGRESS. How is it possible for Trump to NOT allow them into the building?
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