Scandal-plagued Labor Department sends millions to liberal, race-based organizations
Trust is earned, not demanded.
Amid chaos at the top of the Labor Department, the agency disbursed tens of millions of dollars in grant funding to race-based and left-of-center organizations, a break from the Trump administration’s uniform efforts to root out taxpayer spending on liberal groups.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer faces an internal investigation following accusations that she used public funds for personal travel, engaged in politically motivated grantmaking, created a hostile work environment, and engaged in an affair with a subordinate. Two of DeRemer’s top aides recently resigned from the department, the New York Post reported, citing sources that said departmental investigators had gathered sufficient evidence to tie them to some of the aforementioned ethics violations.
While DeRemer was allegedly focused on taking staffers to a strip club and using departmental funds to throw herself a birthday party, her agency was busy distributing close to $60 million in funds to organizations with racial focuses or liberal mission statements, according to grant records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
“The executive branch functions under the authority and direction of the President, and federal agencies are expected to carry out the policies and priorities established by the administration,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) told the Washington Examiner. “Congress maintains an important oversight role in ensuring that agencies administer federal funds consistent with the law and with the policy direction set by the executive branch.”
“Under the Trump administration, the expectation is clear: federal agencies should focus grant funding on programs that deliver real results for the American people, and initiatives associated with what many have described as the ‘woke’ DEI agenda do not have a place in the use of taxpayer-funded grants,” Sessions added.
Funding for anti-Trump groups
Some of the left-of-center groups funded under DeRemer’s leadership have publicly opposed President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Chicanos por la Causa, a Hispanic advocacy organization that accepted seed funding from the National Council of La Raza, has received a consistent stream of cash from the Labor Department under DeRemer’s watch.
On its website, the group brags about participating in a lawsuit that successfully blocked the first Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. It also funds scholarships for DACA recipients and runs voter registration events for …
Trust is earned, not demanded.
Amid chaos at the top of the Labor Department, the agency disbursed tens of millions of dollars in grant funding to race-based and left-of-center organizations, a break from the Trump administration’s uniform efforts to root out taxpayer spending on liberal groups.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer faces an internal investigation following accusations that she used public funds for personal travel, engaged in politically motivated grantmaking, created a hostile work environment, and engaged in an affair with a subordinate. Two of DeRemer’s top aides recently resigned from the department, the New York Post reported, citing sources that said departmental investigators had gathered sufficient evidence to tie them to some of the aforementioned ethics violations.
While DeRemer was allegedly focused on taking staffers to a strip club and using departmental funds to throw herself a birthday party, her agency was busy distributing close to $60 million in funds to organizations with racial focuses or liberal mission statements, according to grant records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
“The executive branch functions under the authority and direction of the President, and federal agencies are expected to carry out the policies and priorities established by the administration,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) told the Washington Examiner. “Congress maintains an important oversight role in ensuring that agencies administer federal funds consistent with the law and with the policy direction set by the executive branch.”
“Under the Trump administration, the expectation is clear: federal agencies should focus grant funding on programs that deliver real results for the American people, and initiatives associated with what many have described as the ‘woke’ DEI agenda do not have a place in the use of taxpayer-funded grants,” Sessions added.
Funding for anti-Trump groups
Some of the left-of-center groups funded under DeRemer’s leadership have publicly opposed President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Chicanos por la Causa, a Hispanic advocacy organization that accepted seed funding from the National Council of La Raza, has received a consistent stream of cash from the Labor Department under DeRemer’s watch.
On its website, the group brags about participating in a lawsuit that successfully blocked the first Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. It also funds scholarships for DACA recipients and runs voter registration events for …
Scandal-plagued Labor Department sends millions to liberal, race-based organizations
Trust is earned, not demanded.
Amid chaos at the top of the Labor Department, the agency disbursed tens of millions of dollars in grant funding to race-based and left-of-center organizations, a break from the Trump administration’s uniform efforts to root out taxpayer spending on liberal groups.
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez DeRemer faces an internal investigation following accusations that she used public funds for personal travel, engaged in politically motivated grantmaking, created a hostile work environment, and engaged in an affair with a subordinate. Two of DeRemer’s top aides recently resigned from the department, the New York Post reported, citing sources that said departmental investigators had gathered sufficient evidence to tie them to some of the aforementioned ethics violations.
While DeRemer was allegedly focused on taking staffers to a strip club and using departmental funds to throw herself a birthday party, her agency was busy distributing close to $60 million in funds to organizations with racial focuses or liberal mission statements, according to grant records reviewed by the Washington Examiner.
“The executive branch functions under the authority and direction of the President, and federal agencies are expected to carry out the policies and priorities established by the administration,” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) told the Washington Examiner. “Congress maintains an important oversight role in ensuring that agencies administer federal funds consistent with the law and with the policy direction set by the executive branch.”
“Under the Trump administration, the expectation is clear: federal agencies should focus grant funding on programs that deliver real results for the American people, and initiatives associated with what many have described as the ‘woke’ DEI agenda do not have a place in the use of taxpayer-funded grants,” Sessions added.
Funding for anti-Trump groups
Some of the left-of-center groups funded under DeRemer’s leadership have publicly opposed President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Chicanos por la Causa, a Hispanic advocacy organization that accepted seed funding from the National Council of La Raza, has received a consistent stream of cash from the Labor Department under DeRemer’s watch.
On its website, the group brags about participating in a lawsuit that successfully blocked the first Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. It also funds scholarships for DACA recipients and runs voter registration events for …
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