Rep. Banks, Anti-Woke Caucus members introduce bill to defund “Furthering Equity”

WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Jim Banks and Members of the Anti-Woke Caucus introduced legislation to prohibit federal funds from being used to carry out Executive Order 14091 on Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government.

Congressman Jim Banks

“So-called ‘equity action plans’ are rooted in discrimination, promote division, and directly conflict with American values,” said Congressman Jim Banks. “This latest executive order will force every single one of the 23 federal agencies to enact the radical left’s climate and equity agendas. The Anti-Woke Caucus will continue to fight these abuses of power that are meant to pit Americans against one another and tear down the principles that made our country great.”  

Congresswoman Mary Miller

Rather than addressing record-high inflation, burdensome energy costs, and the needs of the American people, Joe Biden bypassed Congress and signed an Executive Order to force taxpayer dollars to fund mandatory woke programming for federal agencies,” said Congresswoman Mary Miller. “I am joining Congressman Jim Banks in introducing legislation to stop taxpayer dollars from advancing anti-American policies from the Radical Left agenda because the American people need our government focused on repairing our nation from years of damage caused by the Biden Administration’s policies.”

Find the final text of the bill here.