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David Scott: “I think it has been a check box, and I think it has been verbally addressed, but it has never been actually addressed.”

On the recordJune 2, 2020
I think it has been a check box, and I think it has been verbally addressed, but it has never been actually addressed.
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David Scott
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Scott emphasizes that corporate commitments to equity are often superficial and lack real action.

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