Representative Cory Mills (R-FL) has introduced legislation to destroy diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the federal government, building off of an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.
Naming it the "DEI to DIE" Act, Rep. Mills' bill requires the Attorney General, Office of Personnel Management, and Office of Management and Budget to coordinate the termination of "all DEI mandates, policies, programs, preferences, and activities in the Federal Government."
President Trump issued the order in late January, denouncing DEI as "illegal and immoral discrimination programs" imposed "into virtually all aspects of the Federal Government, in areas ranging from airline safety to the military."
In a statement, Rep. Mills said he was "proud" to introduce the legislation, adding, "We will correct the failures caused by prioritizing woke policies by dismantling DEI-driven programs that have weakened government efficiency and imposed divisive ideologies under the Biden Administration."
"This includes strengthening military readiness, improving the U.S. Secret Service's protective efforts, and fixing education programs that have placed ideology above academic achievement. By restoring merit-based hiring and standards, we are prioritizing performance and unity, we will restore fundamental American principles, and keep national security as our top priority," the Florida Congressman continued.
Mills has been a fierce critic of DEI in the government, suggesting in August that the system had a hand in the numerous security failures of July 13th, 2024, when President Trump was nearly assassinated in Butler, Pennsylvania.
In an appearance on Fox News's Jesse Watters Primetime, Mills said, "Look, this is a culture of a fostered DEI society, whereby they are not trying to send their best. I went through a plethora of lists since 2023 to 2024 of all of the failed and missed steps that have been taken by the Secret Service."
More recently, Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) similarly insinuated that DEI policies degraded the FBI's ability to foil domestic terror plots, pointing to the horrific New Orleans attack at the beginning of the year.
