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Another scam bites the dust.
Congress sure knows how to waste money. And naturally, money laundering follows.
Of course, Democrats are suing
Congress sure knows how to waste money. And naturally, money laundering follows.
Of course, Democrats are suing
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The projects were especially targeted to address land access issues facing Black farmers, immigrant farmers, Indigenous farmers, veterans and other underrepresented groups.
According to one of the cancellation letters shared with POLITICO, USDA determined that the program “involved discriminatory preferences based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” as well as “wasteful spending.”
The letter also cited a March 2025 directive from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directing USDA to review existing grants to ensure they do not promote DEI and are “free from fraud, abuse and duplication.”
“USDA will prioritize unity, equality, meritocracy, and color-blindness in furtherance of the Department’s mission,” Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steven Peterson wrote in the March 23 letter.
Peterson said in the letter that the grants are discriminatory, do not align with congressional intent and have “unacceptably exposed taxpayers” to waste.
The cancellations come one day after more than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general filed suit against USDA, alleging that Rollins’ new grant spending requirements — which were issued late last year and take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion provisions — violate congressional intent.
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The projects were especially targeted to address land access issues facing Black farmers, immigrant farmers, Indigenous farmers, veterans and other underrepresented groups.
According to one of the cancellation letters shared with POLITICO, USDA determined that the program “involved discriminatory preferences based on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” as well as “wasteful spending.”
The letter also cited a March 2025 directive from Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins directing USDA to review existing grants to ensure they do not promote DEI and are “free from fraud, abuse and duplication.”
“USDA will prioritize unity, equality, meritocracy, and color-blindness in furtherance of the Department’s mission,” Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator Steven Peterson wrote in the March 23 letter.
Peterson said in the letter that the grants are discriminatory, do not align with congressional intent and have “unacceptably exposed taxpayers” to waste.
The cancellations come one day after more than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general filed suit against USDA, alleging that Rollins’ new grant spending requirements — which were issued late last year and take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion provisions — violate congressional intent.
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