{"id":2219445,"date":"2024-04-12T14:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senate-picks-up-house-proposal-to-cut-funding-to-all-medical-schools-that-push-dei\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:20:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:20:17","slug":"u-s-senate-picks-up-house-proposal-to-cut-funding-to-all-medical-schools-that-push-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senate-picks-up-house-proposal-to-cut-funding-to-all-medical-schools-that-push-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Senate considers reducing funding to medical schools promoting DEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-senate-picks-up-house-proposal-to-cut-funding-to-all-medical-schools-that-push-dei%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2219445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Sen. John Kennedy introduced the \u200bEDUCATE Act, aiming to cut \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">federal funding<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-short-history-of-how-anthony-fauci-has-kept-failing-up-since-1984\/\" title=\"A Short History Of How Anthony Fauci Has Kept Failing Up Since 1984\">medical schools<\/a>\u200c promoting diversity, \u2063equity, and inclusion (DEI) in policies. The bill, supported by Sen. Eric Schmitt, seeks to prevent ideologies from overshadowing merit and scientific \u2062excellence in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doctor-coalition-sues-california-medical-board-for-insisting-white-individuals-are-naturally-racist\/\" title=\"Doctor Coalition sues CA Medical Board over 'White individuals are inherently racist' stance.\">medical \u200deducation<\/a>. \u2063It targets curricula endorsing DEI and Critical Race Theory, prioritizing equal opportunities for students regardless of background.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the EDUCATE Act, a bill that would eliminate federal funding to medical schools that embed the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda into their admission or instruction policies, on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Called the Embracing anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curricula, and Advancing Truth in Education <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy.senate.gov\/public\/_cache\/files\/f\/c\/fc004939-9acc-4b5b-ac2a-33f6a400d77c\/EB87810799D9902262DC1CD4353F7165.educate-act-bill-text.pdf\">(EDUCATE) Act<\/a>, the Senate bill corresponds with legislation that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/this-bill-would-eliminate-federal-funding-to-any-med-school-that-incorporates-dei\">recently introduced<\/a> in the House of Representatives by Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWoke universities are forcing America\u2019s future doctors to care more about race and gender than saving lives,\u201d Kennedy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kennedy.senate.gov\/public\/press-releases?id=3AACCF99-2BEC-40B7-8432-2D6D58596EDB#:~:text=John%20Kennedy%20(R%2DLa.,affirm%20ideological%20beliefs%20and%20prioritize\">asserted<\/a>. \u201cThe EDUCATE Act would make sure taxpayer dollars don\u2019t fund medical schools that discriminate against talented students or peddle progressive nonsense at the expense of science.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) is co-leading the legislation alongside Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-of-stacey-abrams-romance-novels-to-be-re-issued-next-year\/\" title=\"Three Of Stacey Abrams\u2019 Romance Novels To Be Re-Issued Next Year\">medical field<\/a> has traditionally been one driven by core tenants of merit, academic excellence, and superb scientific achievement, but that has not stopped the left from their malpractice of injecting DEI into every aspect of education in America,\u201d Schmitt noted. \u201cTo cheapen medical schools with woke politics and DEI would be to put the lives of countless Americans in danger as students of extraordinary achievement and meticulous discipline in the field will be cast aside in the name of social justice and equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medical schools would not be eligible to receive federal funding under the bill if they direct, compel, or incentivize students to adopt or affirm various beliefs associated with DEI and Critical Race Theory (CRT), including that the United States is structurally racist or that people can be lumped into \u201coppressed\u201d and \u201coppressor\u201d categories by virtue of their race, ethnicity, or sex.<\/p>\n<p>The bill would also eliminate federal funding for medical schools that deprive students of educational opportunities on the basis of their background by giving preferential treatment to students on the basis of race or by holding classes specifically for those of one racial background. Medical schools would also be ineligible for federal funding if they established or maintained DEI offices.<\/p>\n<p>The introduction of the bill in the Senate was praised by Rep. Murphy, who introduced corresponding legislation in the House of Representatives in March. \u201cDiscriminatory DEI practices have rapidly permeated medical schools across the country at great harm to the field of medicine,\u201d Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/murphy.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/murphys-legislation-ban-dei-medicine-introduced-senate#:~:text=%E2%80%9CDiscriminatory%20DEI%20practices%20have%20rapidly,lives%20are%20on%20the%20line.\">asserted<\/a>.<b> <\/b>\u201cPolitical ideology has no place in the classroom, especially when lives are on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1712932862202000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0plT8RRdMy9XUpIhocnjQS\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate Senators Kennedy and Schmitt for recognizing the detrimental impact these initiatives will have on the future of American healthcare,\u201d Murphy went on to add.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The legislation comes in the wake of a bombshell investigation into Duke Medical School by Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro, who found that the institution appeared to be <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1762196005234024632\">discriminating<\/a> against white men.<\/p>\n<p>Discrimination in medical schools has recently become a national conversation, with Elon Musk warning that lowered standards in the medical field in pursuit of equity would put people\u2019s lives at risk.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elon Musk tries to explain how lowering the standards for doctors could result in more deaths. <\/p>\n<p>Don Lemon is unable to grasp the concept.<\/p>\n<p>This entire exchange is incredible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QJ3efuvVAb\">pic.twitter.com\/QJ3efuvVAb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1769727932161728681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Data <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamc.org\/media\/6066\/download\">from<\/a> the Association of American Medical Colleges reveals that the average grades and test scores vary significantly by race, with whites and Asians needing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uc-berkeley-uses-dei-point-system-on-all-new-faculty-hires\/\" title=\"UC Berkeley implements DEI point system for new faculty recruitment.\">receive higher scores<\/a> to be competitive in admissions than black or Hispanic applicants.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced the EDUCATE Act, proposing to stop federal funds to medical schools incorporating DEI in policies. 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