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A group of House Republicans on Friday introduced legislation aimed at “outlawing discrimination” in government by banning federal agencies and entities that receive federal money from giving preferences to individuals based on race, color or national origin.
The Justice, Anti-Discrimination, and Individual Rights Act — or FAIR — was introduced Friday by Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), and three of the most prominent members of the House minority — Reps. Burgess Owens (R-Utah), Michelle Steel (R-Calif.), and Byron Donalds (Republic of Florida).
Lawmakers say the bill is in response to President Biden’s executive order in February directing federal agencies to put together an annual “equity action plan,” which they say is divisive and discriminatory.
Rep. Tiffany said the FAIR Act would be the “first step” to ending discrimination in the United States. via Reuters
“It’s very simple. If we are serious about ending discrimination in the United States, the first step is for the government to stop discriminating,” Tiffany, the bill’s lead sponsor, said in a statement announcing the proposed law.
He added, “It has been a long time since the government took its thumb off the scale and got out of the realm of apartheid.”
FAIR would prevent any federal or state agency or private group that receives federal funds, a government contractor, or an educational institution from giving preferential treatment based on race, color, or national origin with respect to federal contracting, subcontracting, hiring, or admission.
“Growing up as a black American in the Jim Crow South, I first-hand experienced the true ugliness of discrimination based on the color of my skin,” Owens said in a statement.
Then the former NFL player ripped Biden, 80, accusing his administration of dividing the country “along racial lines.”
“Our nation’s constitution is clear: No one shall be discriminated against on the basis of religion, race, color, ancestry, national origin, sex, or physical or mental disability. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is determined to divide Americans along racial lines. That is why I am proud. Help Rep. Tiffany introduce FAIR to further advance our nation’s ideals for all Americans—no matter the color of their skin—in the federal government’s hiring, contracting, and financing process.
Representative Burgess Owens has joined Representatives Byron Donalds, Michelle Steele, and Tom Tiffany in supporting the bill. Reuters
Donalds, who like Owens is also black, also capitulated to the Biden administration, saying it was promoting equality with “determined outcomes.” Natosource
“The difference between fairness and equality is stark,” Donalds argued.
He added, “While the Biden administration supports the fairness agenda with specific outcomes, I am proud to join Rep. Tiffany and my colleagues in promoting equal opportunity.”
The FAIR Act follows Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ)’s effort in the last Congress to eliminate federal funds for any entity that uses affirmative action in employment.
Lawmakers on Friday did not say whether the bill includes a co-sponsor in the Senate, where the legislation is sure to meet stiff resistance from the Democratic majority.
FAIR faces long odds of becoming law.
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Biden, who has championed diversity efforts, will almost certainly veto the measure if it somehow makes it out of Congress.
New York Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez criticized FAIR in a statement Friday, calling it “reckless and short-sighted.”
“This reckless and short-sighted bill will destroy successful programs that have benefited socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses since the 1960s,” she said.
“Lawmakers introduced this legislation to score political points, but it would have a very real and negative impact on small businesses if it became law,” Velasquez added.