The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spends tens of millions of dollars annually on diversity-related expenses, according to a new report from watchdog group Open the Books.
American taxpayers pay approximately $38.7 million annually to hire 297 diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff at HHS, and 247 of those federal employees earn $100,000 annually. I’m making more than a dollar. According to Based on government records analyzed by Open The Books. In addition, HHS spends $29.4 million annually to maintain the salaries of 209 employees in the Office of Minority Health. The bureau exists to “improve the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that help eliminate health conditions.” Disparity. ”
One program funded by the Office of Minority Health included administering monkeypox vaccinations to gay black men to “celebrate diversity and the impact of distinctly black gay and queer culture on the community.” It included Atlanta’s “Vaccine Equity” program, which aims to According to Open the Books. (Stream The Daily Caller’s documentary “Cleaning Up Kamila” here)
“The private sector is learning the hard and expensive way that many diversity, equity, and inclusion models are discriminatory and subject to costly litigation,” the report reads. is written. refer Many companies are reporting that they are suspending their DEI operations. “Federal agencies also face mounting legal challenges, yet the Biden administration has continued to advance the president’s commitment to a ‘whole-of-government’ DEI initiative.”
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks at a roundtable discussion with IVF patients. (Photo by Ilya Nouverge/Getty Images)
Under the Biden-Harris administration, the federal government has placed increased emphasis on incorporating DEI into the bureaucracy. president joe biden signed Executive Order 14035 of June 2021 ordered government agencies to make “diversity, equity, and inclusion” a “priority” in staffing decisions. In response to this order, HHS committed to hiring 313 employees in eight different DEI departments in 2023. According to Based on the agency’s 2022 Strategic Plan.
Beyond staffing, HHS has earmarked hundreds of millions of dollars more for DEI efforts across the agency, according to Open the Books. For example, the agency has set aside $608 million for “general sector administration,” and the program’s top three goals are “racial equity, environmental justice, and climate change.” Other big-ticket items include $241 million for universities to hire minority scientists, $24.3 million to increase diversity in nursing, the Office of Climate Change and Health Equity and Includes $5 million to fund the Office of Environmental Justice.
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