On the recordJuly 26, 2023
The great news for all of us here today is that the Constitution declared long ago that all of us are created equal. It is time that we started acknowledging that in all of our funding, in all of our departments, and all across America, and, as well, that our veterans are created equal. We don't have to spend $86 million on educating everyone on how different they are. It is time to start treating everyone equally. As far as sexual harassment claims, private businesses all across the country are able to handle these without having special diversity, equity, and inclusion departments to handle sexual harassment. That is usually handled in human resources or among managers who can handle the situation. Management has always been a problem in the VA. We do not need to fund $86 million creating a big, woke department that is actually already created. We should spend $86 million, again, toward helping our veterans. Our veterans have enough issues they face. Not too long ago there was a tragic story in Georgia where one of our veterans committed suicide while waiting for the care in the waiting office at the VA. This should never ever happen. This type of funding, $86 million, again, should not go towards educating people about gender and gender bias, educating people about their skin color, and educating people about how they think unconsciously without knowing how they think.…
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