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House Democrats Denied Access to Education Department (www.c-span.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Rep. Takano (D-CA) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats visit the Department of Education amid reports that the Trump administration intends to dismantle the department without consulting Congress. They are denied access.

Edit: They updated the body to have one now, I originally had to type it out myself from a hover. They have a different headline on the frontpage as well:

Acting Education Secretary Denise Carter was accused by House Oversight Democrats of locking the front doors to the Department of Education and refusing members of Congress public access. Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) and members of the House Oversight Committee held a press conference where they demanded a meeting with the acting secretary to discuss the Trump administration's desire to dissolve the department. The members said they wanted to ask the acting secretary in person if she would "comply with an illegal executive order (by President Trump) to shut down the department." Democrats led a call to action urging Americans to get involved and prevent the funds already allocated to the department by Congress from being diverted to other sectors of the federal government, noting public schools and children with special needs were most at risk

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Part of the issue is that Dems, and normal people in general, act like Republicans have any sense of shame, decency and self-awareness. They don't.

So Dems going in front of the camera trying to shame these people in doing the right thing. It hasn't work for decades and certainly won't work now.

So they need to use any and every tools at their disposal, and clash with Republicans. There is no more talking sense that will work.