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House Oversight Chairman Brandon Gill announced and then held a July 14, 2026 hearing titled “Combating DEI in American Institutions,” framing DEI as illegal and discriminatory. The committee’s own record shows the hearing was planned and executed as a broad attack on DEI policies, not a response to a fresh enforcement breakdown.
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House Oversight Chairman Brandon Gill announced and then held a July 14, 2026 hearing titled “Combating DEI in American Institutions,” framing DEI as illegal and discriminatory. The committee’s own record shows the hearing was planned and executed as a broad attack on DEI policies, not a response to a fresh enforcement breakdown.
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