this Republican Majority has demonstrated it is out of touch with the priorities of everyday people.

Republicans consistently use harmful rhetoric at every opportunity to undermine the talent, knowledge, skills, and the training of professionals in every sector where DEI initiatives exist.

Republicans sought to defund the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education.

The truth is that America needs DEI to disrupt systems of oppression that are active in every facet of our society.

Republicans voted to stop the hiring of DEI personnel in the military despite evidence that it will improve military readiness.

colleagues across the aisle have waged an all-out war on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

By uplifting our small business owners and strategically investing in affordable housing, inclusive development, accessible spaces, we can ensure that downtowns leverage commercial real estate to emerge from this pandemic better than…

As policymakers, we have the responsibility to weigh our words carefully, especially during discussions like the one that we are having here today.

Anti-Asian racism is pervasive in this country. Republican rhetoric and policies have helped to normalize it.

Racial slurs are not a national security strategy.

The Chinese Communist Party is adept at Russian propaganda efforts to interfere in our elections and advance its own objectives.

We should address that issue seriously, and we can and must do so without stigmatizing and discriminating against people based on their identities.