Political Quotes

“I have a couple of unanimous consent requests. I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a list of studies presenting a strong basis of evidence for the conclusion that discrimination against minority- and women-owned businesses continues to affect the construction, architecture, and engineering and related surface transportation contracting markets nationwide. These disparity studies contain rigorous statistical analyses to determine whether business discrimination based on--whether it is based upon race or gender, continues to exist, and a review of these studies reveals that the answer, sadly, is a resounding yes, and, therefore, the current Disadvantaged Business Enterprise provisions are still warranted. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record those disparity studies There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: State and Local Disparity Studies From 2015-2021 Alaska Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Study, Final Report & Final Appendices, Prepared by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities Civil Rights Office (2020). Arizona Arizona Department of Transportation Disparity Study, Final Report, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2020). Arizona Department of Transportation Disparity Study Report, Prepared by Keen Independent Research (2015).…”