TJ Cox: “I, too, like my colleagues on the Democratic side, support affirmative…”

On the recordMay 6, 1998

I, too, like my colleagues on the Democratic side, support affirmative action. I certainly want to lead the fight, as we always have here in the Congress, against discrimination. A higher percentage of Republicans, in fact, than Democrats voted for the historic 1964 Civil Rights Act, and for every landmark civil rights act this Congress has passed. This is a bipartisan effort, and it always has been in our Congress. Let us take a look at the language that is before us. Section A is titled Prohibition. What is prohibited? "No public institution of higher education shall, in connection with admission to such institution, discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to, any person or group, based in whole or in part, on the race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin of such person or group." It also says this: "Affirmative action encouraged," not abolished, not done away with, encouraged.

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TJ Cox

California

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Discussing affirmative action and civil rights legislation during a congressional debate.

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TJ Cox: “I, too, like my colleagues on the Democratic side, support affirmative action. I certainly want to lead the fight, as we…”

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