# Nearly 200 Congressional Democrats submit letter opposing Head Start English-only rule

The formal opposition letter was dated 6 October 2025 and included Puerto Rico's resident commissioner among signatories.

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Nearly 200 US Congressional Democrats submitted a formal letter on 6 October 2025 opposing the Trump administration's proposed English-only Head Start instruction rule.[^1]

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández was among the signatories.

No additional details from the letter text are present in the filed record.

## What this stands on

1. On 6 October 2025, nearly 200 US Congressional Democrats including Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pablo José Hernández submitted a formal letter opposing the Trump administration's proposed English-only Head Start instruction rule ([El Nuevo Día](https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/washington-dc/notas/pablo-jose-hernandez-se-une-a-democratas-del-congreso-para-oponerse-al-ingles-como-unico-idioma-en-head-start/), News)

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