In a recent Senate budget hearing, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy confronted Secretary of Education Linda McMahon over the Department's conflicting stance on diversity programs. Murphy highlighted the inconsistency of demanding the termination of diversity programs while advocating for mandated viewpoint diversity. He sought clarity on the logic and legal authority behind these mandates, questioning their impact on federal funding for universities perceived as lacking viewpoint diversity. McMahon defended the administration's position but was challenged by Murphy, emphasizing the complexity and implications of educational diversity in higher learning institutions.
"You told them that they had to end all of their diversity programs but that they have to institute viewpoint diversity. That doesn't seem to make sense."
"Isn't viewpoint diversity a diversity program? Viewpoint diversity is exchange of ideas that's actually better, absolutely."
"Where in the statute does it give you the ability to cut off federal funding for a university based upon your decision, your determination that they don't have viewpoint diversity?"
"The diversity programs that we've asked and demanded to be eliminated were the DEI, where those programs actually were pitting one group against another."
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