On the recordJune 12, 2017
So will you explain to me? Because I am going to have to vote on your confirmation, which I will not do unless I know you are going to be a champion for communities of color and communities of poverty.
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congress.govCory Booker: “So will you explain to me? Because I am going to have to vote on your confirmation, which I will not do unless I know…”
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Booker demands commitment to environmental justice before voting on a confirmation.
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