Vote NO on H.R. 899 – Protect the Department of Education
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I am urging you to vote NO on H.R. 899, the reckless bill sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie to terminate the Department of Education. This is a dangerous, shortsighted, and purely ideological attack on our nation’s education system at a time when our focus should be on protecting our democratic institutions from collapse.
The Republican Party has already thrown our nation into a constitutional crisis and is dismantling key institutions at an alarming pace. Their focus should be on removing Donald Trump from power, not gutting one of the most critical departments that ensures access to education for millions of Americans.
The Department of Education, a legacy of the late President Jimmy Carter, has done more good than harm by ensuring equal educational opportunities, federal student aid, and protections for students with disabilities. This attempt to abolish it is nothing more than another power grab, designed to shift control to states in ways that will harm students, defund schools, and worsen educational inequality.
Republicans have claimed they want states’ rights on issues like Roe v. Wade, yet they have no problem introducing national legislation that overrides states’ rights when it suits their agenda—such as attempting to implement a nationwide abortion ban. This hypocrisy proves they are untrustworthy, and their push to eliminate the Department of Education is nothing more than an ideologically driven attack on public education that will harm students, teachers, and the future of this country.
Education is a fundamental right. Destroying this department will weaken our workforce, threaten our economic stability, and set future generations up for failure. I expect you to stand up against this thoughtless, reckless, and unconstitutional attempt to dismantle one of the most essential federal agencies.
Please do the right thing and vote NO on H.R. 899.
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