Members of Congress were blocked from entering a US Department of Education building on Friday, February 7, amid concerns over possible DOGE cuts to the agency and rumors of President Donald Trump shuttering the department entirely.In video posted to X by Florida Representative Maxwell Frost, multiple members of Congress, including Rep Maxine Waters (D-CA), appeared to be stopped from accessing the building.According to Fox News, 30 House Democrats came to the Department of Education to meet with acting Education Secretary Denise L Carter.In the post, Frost wrote, “They are blocking members of Congress from entering the Department of Education! Elon is allowed in and not the people? ILLEGAL.”According to another post to X by Frost, armed federal agents arrived to the building in response to the group trying to access the building. Credit: Rep. Maxwell Frost via Storyful