Political Quotes

“The United States military is one of the few institutions in America where the skills of the men or women on either side of you could mean the difference between life and death. At the end of the day, it embodies I think Dr. King's notion of judging men and women on the content of their character, not the color of their skin. Yet, the Biden administration is infatuated with divvying us up by race, with divvying us up by our immutable characteristics. The fact is, with all due respect--and I appreciate the gentlewoman's remarks and the tone in which they were offered--corporate America is slashing DEI officers amid a backlash of diversity programs across the country. There is a story right here about the numbers of how many offices have been slashed over the last year, in part because they don't add much value to the bottom line in which the economy is hurting and people are suffering; and also in part because they are getting a backlash from having so much focus on divvying us up by race and all these characteristics--it is not actually good. We are seeing this in countless corporations across the country. There is story after story, if you just Google it and see what is going on out there. I think the Department of Defense should be in line with where we are seeing our society recoil at this divvying us up by race. This is one way to accomplish that objective. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Duarte).…”