During a passionate committee hearing speech on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, scolded her Republican colleagues over the markup of an anti-DEI bill that calls for eliminating all programs and offices related to diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government.
Crockett, a 43-year-old freshman congresswoman who has become a Democratic star from her many viral committee moments, decried the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024. The bill, H.R. 8706 — first introduced by Republican Vice President-elect JD Vance — would essentially ban all things DEI within the federal government, including all related roles, offices, training and funding. Strikingly, the bill also prohibits any federal employees working in DEI roles from being reassigned to another federal job.
During a House Oversight Committee hearing while responding to Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who repeatedly referred to DEI policies as “oppression” — seemingly toward white people, as many Republicans have suggested — Crockett used her committee speaking time …