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Mark Takano: It's been more than fifty-years since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the creation of the EEOC.

On the recordMay 22, 2017
It's been more than fifty-years since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 and the creation of the EEOC.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

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Mark Takano highlights the long history of the EEOC in fighting workplace discrimination.

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