David Skaggs: “Mr. Chairman, continuing, what this is really about on the merits is…”

On the recordAugust 5, 1998

Mr. Chairman, continuing, what this is really about on the merits is whether we want a country in which all Americans have access to fair employment treatment by their Federal Government. It is as simple as that. It is not about quotas, not about affirmative action. It is about whether or not we get judged on the merits of the kind of job we can do. I think it is entirely proper for the chief executive officer of the Federal branch of the Government, the President, to make clear that that is the standard for this Federal Government, for the executive branch. He is the CEO. It is clearly within his authority. And what kind of country do we really want? Do we really want to make it permissible for this to be the basis for the denial of jobs by the Federal Government to our fellow citizens? I hope not.

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Discussing fair employment treatment by the Federal Government.

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