House Democrats plan multimedia Project 2025 hearing

The hearing is expected to be in the style of the Jan. 6, 2021, hearings.

September 19, 2024

House Democrats will hold their own hearing next week to illustrate potential impacts of Project 2025 under a hypothetical Trump administration, according to people involved with the planning.

The hearing, which will be held by a committee made up only of Democrats, will feature lawmakers and testimony from people across the country who have been or could be affected by far-right policies like those proposed by the conservative Heritage Foundation in a 922-page policy document that former president Donald Trump has disavowed. Democratic lawmakers view the hearing as a scene-setter for their closing arguments against Republicans before hitting the campaign trail.

The hearing, slated for Tuesday in the U.S. Capitol, is being held by House Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee in conjunction with a group of lawmakers leading the Stop Project 2025 Task Force.

It is expected to be in the style of the hearings hosted by the House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and will include multimedia elements. Some people who worked on that committee, including one of the filmmakers, have been brought on as consultants, according to people involved with the planning.

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By:  Jacqueline Alemany and Marianna Sotomayor
Source: The Washington Post