Democratic lawmakers Rep. Maxwell Frost and Rep. Gwen Moore were prevented from entering the US Department of Education headquarters on Friday, claiming the doors were locked and a security official refused them entry. The incident sparked accusations of obstruction and a defense of public education.
The U.S. Department of Education building and visuals shared to X by Rep. Maxwell Frost and Rep. Gwen Moore
The man was identified as "Jim Hairfield" by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., during the video. The name matches that of a deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Education's Office of Security, Facilities and Logistics Services, according to the agency's website. "We aren’t dangerous," Rep Frost wrote. "We are here to represent our people. To defend public education."
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