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Lateefah Simon: I think there are two differences. No 1, section 6, first of all, spells out ``Congress shall enforce.'' Congress shall…

On the recordJanuary 31, 1995
I think there are two differences. No 1, section 6, first of all, spells out ``Congress shall enforce.'' Congress shall enforce, not the courts shall enforce. Second, when we talk about equity----
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Lateefah Simon
California

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Discussing the enforcement of a specific section of legislation.

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