On the recordSeptember 22, 1999
This amendment will also have a discriminatory and embarrassing effect on the rights of U.S. citizens who are ethnic minorities.
Patsy T. Mink: “This amendment will also have a discriminatory and embarrassing effect on the rights of U.S. citizens who are ethnic…”
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Addressing the potential discrimination arising from the amendment.
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