And so when I mentioned the attacks on dei, I was referring to what we saw late last year with the UW system pretty much being held hostage for pay for their workers that the legislator already approved of. But Speaker Voss was holding [the UW system] up, saying, we will not get give you the funds for the increased pay of work for the workers there unless you remove the DEI positions. And so, unfortunately, there was a deal that was brokered between the President, J. Rothman of the UW system with Speaker Voss. (08:32–08:42)
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Asserts that Speaker Voss withheld funds from the UW system unless DEI positions were removed.
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