Richard Burr: “We need both independence and integrity in the General Counsel's Office.”

The EEOC must be accountable and responsive to the public.

I thank my colleague from Mississippi. There are going to be some who say this is unprecedented by the Congress. In fact, under the Railway Labor Act, Congress is allowed to intervene. In fact, Congress has intervened 18 times in the past…

I will continue to ask you for a plan until we get one, and I will continue to be a roadblock for those who believe that we can blindly just appropriate emergency money.

I oppose Ms. Kotagal's nomination and urge my colleagues to do the same.