and joining me now is minnesota representative angie craig. she is also the ranking member of the house agriculture committee. representative craig, i'm glad to see you. let's get into this because republicans claim getting rid of these initiatives will promote merit based assessment. is that realistic and what is the real world impact? >> well. >> before i came to. >> congress and that. >> was only. >> six years ago. >> it's great to be with you this afternoon. i worked. in two health. care businesses for almost 22 years. >> and. >> you know, the point of these programs is really to expand. the number of. >> people of. >> underrepresented groups. >> in your. >> community that have access. >> to these positions. >> qualified people. the irony of. >> eliminating some of these programs, which really only expand the pool of people while having pete hegseth be appointed the secretary of defense in our country has been a really astounding week. i think even members of congress have had to take a bit of a beat this week, take a breath with the flurry

he was very obsessed with angie. craig melvin (voiceover): the trail went cold for more than two decades, but she was sure she knew who the killer was, even got a private detective license to help prove it. i said, i'm a private investigator, and i need you to tell me where's the evidence, all of that. it wasn't well received at all. craig melvin (voiceover): finally, the break they needed. we got the match. craig melvin (voiceover): leading to one of the greatest twists of all time. you could not have shocked me more. [music playing] hello, and welcome to "dateline." when angie samota walked into a room, people noticed. pretty, vivacious, and outgoing, the college student had her choice of dates. then late one friday night, angie was murdered. a crucial clue pointed to one man. but in this case, nothing was as it seemed. it would take decades and a tenacious friend to uncover the truth. here's josh mankiewicz with "in the middle of the night." [music playing] josh mankiewicz (voiceover): it was a saturday morning in octob