On the recordOctober 26, 2023
My amendment would prohibit funding for policies that advance the Biden administration's radical DEI agenda, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Specifically, my amendment would prohibit the use of funds for the Department of Energy's Office of Scientific Workforce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This office's mission is to promote diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplaces. Now, even science must bow to equity and inclusion. Science should be rooted in fact and research, not wokeism. We have seen what happens when DOE prioritizes diversity and inclusion over all else. It results in hiring nonbinary nuclear officials like Sam Brinton, who uses they/them pronouns to address his cohorts. It is time to be serious. We cannot waste taxpayer dollars funding an office of science whose sole purpose is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion over science. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support my amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.
