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Andy Ogles: “DEI is reverse discrimination.”

Featuring: Andy Ogles, Republican | U.S. House Tennessee, District 5

Congressman Andy Ogles Hosts Telephone Town Hall on Veterans' Services, Immigration, and Legislative Updates

Published July 23, 2025 | Video Starts at 16:09

He has written an executive order. And if you want to continue to get federal funds, you have to be compliant. And by the way, DEI is reverse discrimination. And I took issue with the president of Belmont, and I'm not disparaging him at all, but he basically defended the university and its discrimination by quoting Scripture. (16:09–16:12)

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Asserts that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives constitute reverse discrimination.

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“We are having a passport fair July 29th through 31st.”
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“In Nashville we have a little over 26,000, 26,488 veterans who call Davidson County, Greater Nashville home.”
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“It's a $74 million project that's going to be built in Nashville for our veterans.”
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“Tulsi's released information that the Russia collusion was, in fact, orchestrated.”
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“We know that it does, in fact, trace to the White House.”
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“Tulsi Gabbard has retaken all of the evidence that she has, and she's referred that to Pam Bondi for more thorough investigation.”
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“Belmont was not complying with the president's executive order [14173].”
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“Belmont was still accepting federal funds [while not complying with Executive Order 14173].”
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“If we find you discriminating, race, color, whatever, we are going to hold you accountable.”
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“I was one of those roughly 10 members of Congress that was at the White House.”
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“No amnesty. No amnesty. No amnesty.”
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“If you're coming into the country illegally, that in fact is a criminal act.”
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“If you're working without a Social Security number, that is a criminal act.”
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“If you're working with a Social Security number that you received or was issued under false pretense, that is a criminal act.”
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“If I'm in Central America and I'm there illegally, guess what? I'm going to get deported.”
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“We do need some immigration reform which will allow people to work here to get visas.”
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“You can never become a citizen and you can never vote [if you are here illegally].”
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“If anyone tries to jam Amnesty through Congress, I will do whatever I can within my means as a member of Congress to shut this place down.”
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“We are going to claw every single dollar out of this budget that we can through the rescission process.”
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“We did a small rescission package. It's not small. It was 9 billion.”
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“There's supposed to be 12 appropriation bills. We haven't done that.”
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“Part of the form that [Belmont professors] have to fill out is actually a diversity statement.”
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“It's because of whistleblowers who are taking screenshots of the forms they're filling out.”
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“The President is aware of this [issue with Belmont].”
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