WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – The conservative plan “Project 2025” is attracting a lot of attention this election cycle.
The Democrats are not only campaigning against former President Donald Trump, but also against the controversial “Project 2025” plan.
“The most conservative, crazy, extreme agenda we have seen in modern times,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y.).
The Heritage Foundation launched Project 2025 as part of its presidential transition project for the 2024 cycle. It calls for the closure of certain government departments, such as education.
“This is the agenda that the second administration of Donald Trump would inherit. Should he, God forbid, return to office,” Schumer said.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock say the plan will hurt middle-class families.
“The Washington Republicans’ Project 2025 would increase housing costs for working families,” Warnock said.
Trump and his campaign team are trying to distance themselves from Project 2025.
“There’s a reason Donald Trump is running away from Project 2025. He knows it’s bad news,” Warnock said.
Not all Republicans support Project 2025 and are concerned about the impact it could have on Americans.
“I oppose it. I am not for a comprehensive restructuring and layoff of employees at all levels of government,” said Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.).
West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she only recently learned about Project 2025.
“A month ago, someone asked me my opinion on Project 2025 and I had a blank expression on my face because I had no idea what they were talking about,” Capito said.
While Republican lawmakers are distancing themselves from the plan, the group that created it says it will not back down from it.
