GOP Bill Would Ban All Federal Diversity Programs

The Washington Post reports:

Republican legislators have introduced a bill that would end all federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, and end funding for government agencies, contractors, schools and other organizations that have their own DEI programs.

The proposed “Dismantle DEI Act” is the latest in a cascade of challenges that have arisen over the past year to programs that give preferences to minorities and women, including a disaster aid program for minority farmers and the Minority Business Development Agency.

The federal bill was introduced by Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and backed by Republican Sens. Bill Cassidy (La.), Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Kevin Cramer (N.D.), Eric Schmitt (Mo.) and Rick Scott (Fla.), and more than a dozen Republicans in the House of Representatives.

Read the full article. The main House sponsor of the bill, Rep. Michael Cloud (photo), first appeared here in 2021 when he accompanied a Capitol rioter to the Texas border. Cloud is a graduate of Oral Roberts University.

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