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Mark Takano: “The majority seems to be using the EEOC's recent guidance on background checks as justification for acting on H.R. 5423.”

On the recordSeptember 16, 2014
The majority seems to be using the EEOC's recent guidance on background checks as justification for acting on H.R. 5423.
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Mark Takano
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Takano questions the justification for H.R. 5423 based on EEOC guidance.

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