Rebuttal to Section 3 - The General Welfare

Daren Bakst’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Agriculture promotes deregulation and prioritizes corporate interests over small farmers and environmental sustainability. This approach risks harming rural communities, degrading natural resources, and undermining efforts to address climate change and food security.

Lindsey M. Burke’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Education advocates defunding federal programs and expanding school choice, which would deepen educational inequalities and divert public funds to private schools. This approach threatens vulnerable students and undermines public education and equity.

Bernard L. McNamee’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Energy pushes for deregulation and increased reliance on fossil fuels, ignoring the urgent need for clean energy transition. This approach threatens climate progress, undermines sustainability, and prioritizes short-term profits over long-term energy security.

Mandy M. Gunasekara's Project 2025 vision for the EPA promotes deregulation, favoring industry profits over environmental protection. Her approach ignores climate science, weakens safeguards for air and water quality, and puts public health at risk, threatening long-term sustainability and environmental justice.

Benjamin S. Carson's Project 2025 vision for the Department of Housing and Urban Development pushes for reduced federal involvement in housing, threatening affordable housing programs and weakening protections for vulnerable populations. This approach risks worsening homelessness and housing inequality across the nation.

William Perry Pendley’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of the Interior pushes for expanded resource extraction on public lands, undermining environmental protections and Indigenous rights. This approach risks worsening climate change, damaging ecosystems, and prioritizing corporate profits over public interest.

Gene Hamilton’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Justice promotes restricting civil rights protections and weakening oversight, prioritizing law enforcement and immigration crackdowns over justice and equity. His approach risks undermining democracy, exacerbating inequality, and harming marginalized communities.

Jonathan Berry's Project 2025 vision for the Department of Labor pushes for deregulation, weakening worker protections and favoring corporate interests over employees' rights. His approach threatens labor rights, reduces safety standards, and undermines fair wages, further widening economic inequality.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Transportation emphasizes deregulation and privatization, prioritizing corporate profits over public safety. Her approach undermines infrastructure investments, weakens environmental protections, and neglects equitable transportation access for all Americans.

Brooks D. Tucker’s Project 2025 vision for the Department of Veterans Affairs promotes privatization, undermining essential services for veterans. His approach threatens to reduce access to healthcare, mental health support, and benefits for veterans, prioritizing cost-cutting over the well-being of those who served.