First appearance on Fox: A group of House Republicans is demanding the White House provide a complete accounting of U.S. taxpayer dollars spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
Rep. Eric Burleson (R-Missouri) sent a letter to Shalanda Young, director of President Biden’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB), on Friday morning, saying the House of Representatives will not be able to make such calculations as lawmakers begin crafting a federal spending bill. He argued that it is important to have on hand. It will provide funding to the government for the next financial year starting October 1.
“As Congress begins work on the fiscal year 2025 spending bill, Americans need to know whether the administration is spending their hard-earned tax dollars on divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. is important,” Burleson wrote.
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Congressman Eric Burleson led a letter to OMB Secretary Shalanda Young demanding a complete accounting of government spending on DEI. (Getty Images)
The letter was signed by nine other House Republicans.
Among the details they are seeking are the names and funding allocations for the government’s DEI programs in fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024, and what the administration wants for those efforts in 2025.
They are also looking for the total number of DEI-related full-time and part-time positions within the federal government, as well as job postings advertising open positions.
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Republicans are demanding a full explanation of how President Biden wants to spend federal funds on DEI. (AP/Evan Vucci)
The letter similarly states that “possible projects in the planning or development stages that address diversity, equity, inclusion, non-competency-based hiring and management prioritization, and/or similar concepts in each executive branch department or agency” I’m looking for the names of all programs that have sex. If it is implemented. ”
Burlison accused the Biden administration of trying to “embed DEI” into various aspects of the federal government.
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“The Biden administration has made clear that one of its main priorities is to embed DEI ideology into every aspect of American society and the federal government. It’s an affront to what’s going on,” Burleson told FOX News Digital.
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“Instead of uniting us, they are dividing us and pitting Americans against each other. We need to know exactly how much of the American people’s hard-earned tax money is being wasted on DEI programs so we can defund them along with other wasteful and divisive spending.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
