If we can't get the business community voluntarily to discontinue these practices, then Congress has a role to intervene.
Richard Blumenthal: “If we can't get the business community voluntarily to discontinue these practices, then Congress has a role to…”
On the recordDecember 7, 2011
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Blumenthal emphasizes Congress's role in addressing discriminatory hiring practices.
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