Two Republicans block effort to defund DEI in the military

By Breccan F. Thies

Published June 22, 2023 9:33pm ET

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Two Republicans block effort to defund DEI in the military — Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio speaks during his visit to an exhibition on consequences of the Russian Ukraine War in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky). Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., addresses supporters in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik). | AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky; Nati Harnik

Two House Republicans defected from their party, voting to kill two National Defense Authorization Act amendments that would have defunded diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the military.

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