… run rampant in this department for decades, and to instead redirect that money to President Trump's America first priorities. Well, today we are once again taking action on these promises. We're actually taking a sledgehammer to the oldest DEI program in the federal government, a program few people outside of Washington have ever heard of, that I hadn't heard of. It's called the 8A program. Now, if you're like me, you're asking yourself, what is an 8A? It's a great question. 8A refers to the Small Business Administration's program to assist, quote, small disadvantaged businesses owned by a socially disadvantaged individual or tribe, end quote. (00:46–01:00)
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