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On the recordJuly 19, 2023
Mr. Chair, it is ironic that today we talk about wokeness, and we talk about including a word, ``social,'' in the impacts that would be studied by the BEYOND program. The truth of the matter is that the BEYOND program is a Trump administration program, and the language that the gentleman seeks to eliminate from this authorization bill is the same language that was proposed, introduced, and passed under the Trump administration. There was no harm then, but now we have got a problem, because everybody is anti-woke. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Ogles). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
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Hank Johnson
Democratic · Georgia

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