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Lawmakers and witnesses clash over DEI rollbacks and potential effects on suicide services and maternal health
Summary
Members and witnesses at a House subcommittee hearing debated whether removing DEI-related programs would harm services used by vulnerable populations, with particular focus on a specialized LGBTQ youth suicide hotline and racial disparities in maternal mortality rates.
Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi and multiple Democratic members warned that efforts to roll back DEI across federal programs could remove services used by people at heightened risk, including LGBTQ youth and women of color.
Krishnamoorthi cited a May letter from Republican representatives that said a dedicated LGBTQ youth suicide hotline "has received over 1,300,000 calls and texts" and warned that "eliminating these support systems would be a devastating setback for youth already at elevated risk." He told witnesses that the Trump-era Centers for…
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