INDIANAPOLIS — This week, 21 attorneys general added their signatures to a letter penned by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to express support for eliminating DEI requirements for federal contractors.

Earlier this year, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed rescinding affirmative action requirements for companies that work with the federal government—something the attorneys general said the DOL should do quickly.

“The federal government has no right to mandate affirmative action plans that prioritize ideology over merit," a statement from Attorney General Rokita read in part. “These regulations promote unlawful discrimination, undermine true equal opportunity and needlessly burden employers. Federal contractors should hire based on skill and experience, not political agendas.”

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