Summary

The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a memo prioritizing federal funding for communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average.

The directive, which applies to grants, loans, and contracts, also prioritizes projects benefiting families with young children.

A congressional aide criticized the policy, saying, “Considering fertility rates when prioritizing federal grants? We obviously have no idea what the full impact of that will be… It’s absolutely creepy. It’s a little ‘Chinese government.’”

The memo also blocks mask mandates and requires compliance with immigration enforcement.

  • WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    They have gone quiet because the project is now wound down. Dufus is in the white house, so they have been moved to a new task.

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      6 hours ago

      They’ve moved on to directly attacking trans people and bipoc

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Yep. Well, most of them. Some seem to still be sticking with, and even doubling down, on the stupid and immoral position, although they frame it as being morally superior to everyone else. 🤣