{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-moore-takes-stand-against-harmful-divisive-critical-race-theory-teachings", "Rep. Moore takes stand against harmful, divisive Critical Race Theory teachings", "2021-05-10", "2021", "2021-05", "Republican", "House", "AL", "Barry Moore", "M001212", "barrymoore.house.gov", "barrymoore", "https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Barry Moore released the following statement after taking several actions to counter the government-sponsored spread of the Critical Race Theory:\n\n\u201cThe Critical Race Theory doesn\u2019t chip away at inequity, it perpetuates it,\u201d said Rep. Moore. \u201cTeaching children that they are defined solely by their race and categorized as either an oppressor or oppressed based on the color of our skin will dramatically erase decades of forward progress and forces children to become hyper-focused on what makes them different rather than the unifying commonalities they share with their fellow Americans. Federal funds should not be used to promote divisive modern-day tribalism, and I am proud to work with my colleagues to prohibit these harmful practices.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nRep. Moore became an original co-sponsor of Rep. Chip Roy\u2019s (R-TX) Combatting Racist Teaching in Schools Act which prohibits federal funds from going to any elementary, secondary school, or institution of higher education that promotes race-based theories.\n\nTo Read the Legislation: CLICK HERE.\n\nOn Friday, May 7, Rep. Moore became an original cosponsor of Rep. Mark Green\u2019s (R-TN) bill to prohibit Federal Service Academies \u2013 including the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy \u2013 from providing education and training based on the Critical Race Theory.\n\nTo Read the Legislation: CLICK HERE.\n\nRep. Moore also joined Rep. Ken Calvert and 19 other Members of Congress in calling on President Biden to reconsider the Department of Education\u2019s proposed rule, which \u2013 using the widely-condemned 1619 Project as its model \u2013 prioritizes Federal education funding for institutions that incorporate critical race theory in their teaching.\n\nTo Read the Letter: CLICK HERE.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:49:40Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://barrymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-moore-takes-stand-against-harmful-divisive-critical-race-theory-teachings"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.2605590745806694, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}