Sen. Mike Lee introduces a bill to eliminate reimbursement for grant overhead costs for the wealthiest universities as diversity, equity and inclusion programs expand across the U.S.
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is taking on university subsidies from the federal government as diversity, equity and inclusion programs expand and schools lose control over antisemitic protests and riots across the country. The Utah Republican introduced the No Subsidies for Wealthy Universities Act in the Senate on Thursday, with Freedom Caucus member Rep. Ben Cline, R-Va., introducing a companion version in the House. The measure is also co-sponsored by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
The senator's bill would address the issue of subsidies and grants being used to bolster DEI and facilitate them by scrutinizing what are referred to as indirect cost reimbursements. While direct costs are easily tracked and are used for items such as lab equipment, indirect costs are more difficult to predict and include the carrying out of such grants.
He said that the emphasis being placed on DEI at U.S. universities, as well as the current anti-Israel protests and riots, prompted the legislation, slamming both as 'a disgrace.' 'If they want to trash their reputations as academic institutions, they can do so on their own dime,' Lee said.
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