Sen. Mike Lee objects to legislation to create Latino, women s history Smithsonian museums
Sen. Mike Lee (R) blocked legislation to create a Latino and women s history Smithsonian museums on Thursday, citing that the US does not need separate but equal museums.
By: Lexie Johnson , Melanie Porter , Max Roth
Posted at 9:44 PM, Dec 10, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-11 21:04:40-05
SALT LAKE CITY â Sen. Mike Lee (R) blocked legislation to create Latino and women s history Smithsonian museums on Thursday, citing that the United States does not need separate but equal museums for hyphenated identity groups.
Lee argued that by creating more Smithsonian museums was a larger issue than just funding and believes that the new museums weaponize diversity and will push people apart rather than unite them.