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Virginia Democratic legislators are raising racially dyed concerns that the Board of the Military Institute of Virginia could decide not to offer a comprehensive contract extension to the first black superintendent of the historical school.
According Rep. Ben Cline, R-VA., A member of the Board of the Military Institute of Virginia revealed that at least one member of the Virginia Legislature had expressed concern about the possible non -extension of the GAN contract. Cedric from greater cedric, and brought the race to the situation.
Cline, whose district runs almost 200 miles from Roanoke to Winchester and includes VMI, wrote a letter on Tuesday to the employees of the Virginia delegates and the Senate of Virginia asking for an ethics investigation into Senator Jennifer Carroll-Foy.
According to the reports, Carroll-Foy, D-Prince William, warned a VMI Visitors Board Member of the repercussions of state funds unless the Wins contract is renewed correctly.
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“I’m just trying to help VMI,” said Carroll-Foy, also a graduate of VMI, to the Member of the Board.
“Cedric is African -American. The leadership of the General Assembly is African -American. The appointments of its Board and the budgetary amendments are in danger. You can solve this by giving CEDric an extension of the four -year contract,” he said.
The president of the House of Representatives of Virginia, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, and Senate leader L. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, are black.
The exchange with Cline problems, who said in his letter that “these actions, specifically the direct threats made by (Carroll-Foy) are improper, inappropriate and ethically questionable.”
“These comments related to the breed, totally improper of a member of the General Assembly and completely inconsistent with the values of our nation, make clear leadership in the General Assembly, try to exert an undue influence on the decisions of the Board in exchange To finance VMI priorities, “Cline wrote in the part in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.
A source familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that there are other legislators in addition to Carroll-Foy who have connected the considerations of race or DEI to the debate of the contract.
A statement from CLine’s office said the congressman, and the former member of the Richmond Legislature, believes that he tries “members of the VMI Board when retaining funds. Governance.”
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“The idea that the members of the General Assembly would use their power positions to intimidate the members of the Board of VMI conditioning funds in the extension of the superintendent’s contract is not only inappropriate, but an abuse of power,” said Cline in A statement.
“These comments, totally improper of a member of the General Assembly and completely inconsistent with the values of our nation, make clear the leadership of the General Assembly, tries to exert undue influence on the decisions of the Board in exchange for financing priorities of VMI. “
Scott did not respond immediately to a request for comments, but Richmond Times-Dispatch reported That he and the former governor of Virginia Douglas Wilder, the first black governor in the history of the United States, would like to see the wins contract extended.
However, the speaker told the newspaper that the debate “It is not the Gen. Wins contract, it is if the school is moving in the right direction.”
The current governor Glenn Youngkin, who has seen the Democrats hinder several of their appointments for the university meetings of visitors, including Cross -crossed Kenneth Marcus At the University of George Mason, he said through a spokesman that the members he had previously appointed for the VMI Board has all his support.
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“The governor appointed experienced and strong members for the Board of Visitors, all deeply committed to VMI and his mission,” said spokesman Christian Martínez.
“It has full confidence that the Board will act in the best interest of (VMI) and the Commonwealth.”
Two from Youngkin’s Recently, Times-Dispatch reported, Times-Dispatch reported.
Fox News Digital also contacted Carroll-Foy and a VMI representative.
VMI is the oldest state military institution in the country, founded in 1839.
General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson taught significantly in VMI in the period prior to the civil war.
The most recent VMI students include the late actor Fred Willard, Figures of World War II George Marshall and General George Patton, the award -winning comic Mel Brooks and Colonel Douglas MacGregor, a veteran of the historic battle of 73 Easting and a Occasional Fox News Invited.
