[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 121 (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3256]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   DEI POLICIES BUILD STRONGER FUTURE

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, this administration's open hostility to 
programs involving diversity, equity, and inclusion is built on deep-
seated prejudices that have no basis in constitutional principles, 
economic realities, or morality.
  Our Constitution has been amended specifically to advance inclusion, 
equity, and diversity, granting freedom to Black Americans from slavery 
and ensuring their right to vote, and establishing the right of women 
and those over 18 to vote, as well--free speech, assembly, and 
religious practices for all.
  Economic growth recognizes the buying power of all of our citizens 
and the rising tide that allows women, people of color, and those of 
every demographic to grow businesses and buy services and products that 
expand our economy and make us competitive in worldwide markets.
  Then, there is the morality of helping others. The Good Samaritan 
stopping by the roadside to help a beaten stranger not of his own 
religion is a testament to: ``Who is my neighbor?'' It is not just the 
person who shares my skin color.
  Policies to eliminate all DEI efforts are a vestige of the prejudiced 
past, not a prescription for a stronger future America.

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