{"id":572033,"date":"2021-06-23T16:36:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=572033"},"modified":"2021-06-23T16:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T20:36:38","slug":"dems-vote-down-chip-roy-amendment-to-prevent-ftc-from-using-funds-to-promote-crt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-vote-down-chip-roy-amendment-to-prevent-ftc-from-using-funds-to-promote-crt\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Vote Down Chip Roy Amendment To Prevent FTC From Using Funds To Promote CRT"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdems-vote-down-chip-roy-amendment-to-prevent-ftc-from-using-funds-to-promote-crt%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=572033&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chip-Roy-Getty-scaled-e1624470396829.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Democrats in the House of Representatives voted down an amendment Wednesday that would have blocked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from using funds from the bill to promote Critical Race Theory, the House Judiciary GOP said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed amendment by Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/senate-bill\/228\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021<\/a> would have prevented funds from the bill going toward \u201cany other policy that discriminates based on race, including through rule-making or selective enforcement,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1407721167197245441\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.90134529148\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DEMOCRATS JUST VOTED THIS AMENDMENT DOWN.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, if this bill passes, the FTC will be able to use funds to promote Critical Race Theory. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iaWcpf4nQy\">https:\/\/t.co\/iaWcpf4nQy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 House Judiciary GOP (@JudiciaryGOP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudiciaryGOP\/status\/1407721167197245441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/117\/bills\/hr3843\/BILLS-117hr3843ih.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bill<\/a> passes, the FTC will be able to use its funds to promote Critical Race Theory (CRT) and policies that discriminate based on race, which critics say isn\u2019t specific enough about how the resources would be used and has nothing to do with antitrust enforcement. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/23\/kiran-ahuja-opm-josh-hawley-critical-race-theory-abortion-ibram-x-kendi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: OPM Nominee Confirmed After Republican Delay Over Concerns Critical Race Theory Could Seep Further Into Government)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Patrick Hedger, vice president of the Taxpayer Protection Alliance, called the funding bill a \u201ccatchall for progressive policy.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.235649546828\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chiproytx<\/a>\u2019s broad point here on the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act is correct. There aren\u2019t sufficient guardrails for what FTC does w\/ the increased funding, &#038; current FTC leadership has been painfully clear they want to use antitrust as a catchall for progressive policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Patrick Hedger (@PatHedger18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatHedger18\/status\/1407715671878819845?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CRT asserts that America and its founders are fundamentally racist, yet it teaches people to view every social interaction and person in terms of race. Its promoters pursue \u201cantiracism\u201d through the end of merit, objective truth and the adoption of race-based policies.<\/p>\n<p>Roy criticized his Democrat counterparts for advancing \u201cwokeness,\u201d instead of putting America first. \u201cOur adversaries like Russia and China are weaponizing the leftist agenda,\u201d Roy said on the House floor Wednesday. He has been a steadfast critic of CRT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.0102040816327\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Roy railed against Democrats for putting their toxic woke agenda first and America last.<\/p>\n<p>Watch more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kwhtwatAul\">pic.twitter.com\/kwhtwatAul<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepChipRoy\/status\/1407733944062255105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.38\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why in the world would Democrats allow the FTC to push Critical Race Theory? CRT has nothing to do with antitrust enforcement. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fX6eU1rTRU\">https:\/\/t.co\/fX6eU1rTRU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDanBishop\/status\/1407728492557578241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.155963302752\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excellent point by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chiproytx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chiproytx<\/a> on needing to clarify how the resources will be used. It should deepen expertise, not expand bureaucracy. The primary problem with the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act was that it didn\u2019t specify. Otherwise, this would be pretty unobjectionable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Baker (@andashleysays) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andashleysays\/status\/1407731362904297475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats in the House of Representatives voted down an amendment Wednesday that would have blocked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from using funds from the bill to promote Critical Race &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2281140,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chip-Roy-Getty-scaled-e1624470396829.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Dems Vote Down Chip Roy Amendment To Prevent FTC From Using Funds To Promote CRT","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-572033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Chip-Roy-Getty-scaled-e1624470396829.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Dems Vote Down Chip Roy Amendment To Prevent FTC From Using Funds To Promote CRT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/572033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2281140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=572033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=572033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}