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On the recordMarch 13, 2025
I come to the floor today to talk about how my delusional Democratic colleagues have tried to poison our country's young people with what I call a woke mind virus. Before I got into politics, I spent 40 years working with young people, from the high school level to the college level--higher education, we call it. I coached, recruited, and mentored young people all over the country--thousands of them. I saw firsthand how hard work and a quality education can change a person's life, no matter where they come from, what they look like, or how much money they have. I used to tell my players that, if they work hard, there is no limit to what they can achieve. It is called the American dream. Our Founders came here because they envisioned a country where the sky is the limit and people aren't bound by the circumstances that they were born in. But, unfortunately, the Biden administration and the Democrats have spent the last 4 years communicating a much darker message to our young people. This country was founded on merit, but instead of focusing on hiring the best and brightest, Biden, Harris, Obama, and the ``woke mind virus'' Democrats have spent the last 4 years dividing our country based on diversity, equity, and inclusion--or, better known to all of us, what is called DEI. This poisonous ideology says that people should be hired based on their skin color or sexual preference, not because of how they might do in a job.…
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Tommy Tuberville
Republican · Alabama

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