House task force hearing opens with sharp partisan split over DEI
A House task force hearing opened with the chair labeling DEI "discriminatory, harmful, and often illegal," while the ranking member defended DEI as a tool to expand opportunity; three witnesses testified on DEI's effects in museums, universities and workplaces during extended questioning. No formal actions were taken.
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Chairman Gill convened a task force hearing on defending constitutional rights and called diversity, equity and inclusion policies "discriminatory, harmful, and often illegal," framing the session as a review of whether DEI threatens constitutional and statutory protections. "This hearing… on the discriminatory, harmful, and often illegal nature of so called diversity, equity, and inclusion or DEI policies," the chairman said in his opening remarks.
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