California Democrats in Congress say they don’t want state leaders to cave to the Trump administration’s attempts to attach strings to federal support and its most recent demand to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs at schools — even if that means the state could lose out on millions or billions of dollars in federal funding.
“The whole country loses a lot if we do play ball,” Rep. Sam Liccardo told NOTUS. “We can fight this.”
Last week, the Trump administration threatened to pull education funding for states that continue DEI programs and policies, giving states less than two weeks to comply.