Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa said she is pushing to strip diversity, equity, and inclusion funding for what she calls “transgender apps” and other “woke nonsense” from a federal defense tech program, setting up a clash in Congress as the program nears its expiration date, Breitbart reported.
Ernst has introduced legislation aimed at eliminating DEI requirements in the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs, which have long been considered a lifeline for small businesses developing advanced technology for national defense.
“The SBIR-STTR programs are supposed to help develop critical technology supporting our national security, not fund woke nonsense,” Ernst said in a statement.
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