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Eleanor Holmes Norton: I take that as the functionally equivalent to affirmative action, which I enforced as a part of the 1964 Equal…

On the recordFebruary 4, 2020
I take that as the functionally equivalent to affirmative action, which I enforced as a part of the 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton equates the Fair Housing Act's provisions to affirmative action.

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