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Sean Duffy: “Congress never said [Pete Buttigieg] had to [add DEI and…”

Featuring: Sean Duffy, Republican | Secretary of Transportation | National

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You had to have a very aggressive DEI policy, or he would say, you have to have a really extreme green agenda as. As part of your proposal to get the grants. Now, Congress never said [Pete Buttigieg] had to [add DEI and green agenda requirements to grants]. He just did it himself. And on top of that, it costs more money. It takes more time. Yeah. So we pulled all that stuff out. You know, he. On the racist road front, you know, he had. (17:22–17:27)

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Asserts that Pete Buttigieg added DEI and green agenda requirements to grants without congressional mandate.

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