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Nate Schatzline: “The grant money that would typically go to woke…”

Featuring: Nate Schatzline, Republican | Texas House of Representatives, District 93

Nate Shatzline - Ep. 7. Courage in the Public Square.

Published February 19, 2026 | Video Starts at 47:59

… but some of the stuff I heard coming down the pipeline that is available to us is fatherhood initiatives from the White House. Yeah. Being put into place to where The grant money that would typically go to woke organizations... would go to incentivize tax breaks for dads who stick around. Come on. I mean, like, let's promote the family. And so, like, this should be things that churches can all get on board. On board with. (47:59–48:08)

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Asserts that grant money will be redirected to incentivize tax breaks for fathers.

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