"used her five minutes to launch into an attack on the District's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. "The government of the District of Columbia, under the leadership sitting in front of us today, has become a poster child for DEI and gender madness," she declared, announcing the introduction of her "No DEI in D.C. Act." The bill, she promised, would "rip the DEI and gender-bender nonsense out of the D.C. government root and branch.""
"The hearing took place under the shadow of President Donald Trump's August declaration of a federal "crime emergency" in Washington, which gave his administration partial control over the Metropolitan Police Department and authorized the deployment of the National Guard. The measure has already unsettled city residents and business owners, particularly in immigrant neighborhoods and LGBTQ+ nightlife districts, where increased federal patrols and immigration enforcement activity left bars, restaurants, and clubs struggling to stay open."
Rep. Nancy Mace confronted Washington leadership during a House Oversight hearing, using her time to denounce the city's diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and announce a "No DEI in D.C. Act." Mace, a Republican and South Carolina gubernatorial candidate known for transphobic and homophobic rhetoric, vowed to remove DEI initiatives from the District government. The hearing occurred after President Donald Trump declared a federal "crime emergency," which placed parts of the Metropolitan Police Department under federal oversight and authorized National Guard deployment, actions that unsettled residents and harmed immigrant neighborhoods and LGBTQ+ nightlife businesses.
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