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On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
I would like to recognize Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League; Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation; Reverend Al Sharpton, the president of National Action Network; Vanita Gupta, president and CEO, Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights; Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, NAACP; Sherrilyn Ifill, president, NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Kristen Clarke, president and executive director, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights; and Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO, National Women's Law Center.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California
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Feinstein introduces notable figures in the audience during the hearing.

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