As LGBTQ businesses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the school that Mike Pence’s wife Karen Pence works at received $724,900 in federal funds. The school bans LGBTQ students, faculty, and parents.


“It is shameful that an institution that discriminates against LGBT Americans received nearly $1 million in taxpayer funds,” said Kyle Herrig of the organization Accountable.US. “This money was meant to help mom and pop small businesses meet payroll and keep the lights on — instead the wealthy and well-connected cashed in.”

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