Jim Banks blasts Biden admin for paying 'DEI bureaucrats' more than 'enlisted troops' on 'frontline'
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Indiana GOP Rep. Jim Banks, who is running for Senate, blasted the Biden administration for paying "DEI bureaucrats" more than "enlisted troops on the frontline."
One amendment the Biden administration is against slashes the salary cap for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employees in the military while another requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to issue promotions based on merit, not immutable characteristics like race or sex. Houston Keene is a politics writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to Houston.Keene@Fox.com and on Twitter: @HoustonKeene
"It tells you everything you need to know about the Biden administration that they believe DEI bureaucrats at the Pentagon should be paid more money than enlisted troops on the frontline," Banks, who is running for Senate, told Fox News Digital.