"We need to understand a very simple economic concept called 'externalities.'"
"I want us to be clear about that."
"Thank you so much Mr. Chairman. Throughout history, Americans have fought for and championed civil rights."
"When we see institutions of power, and that is reflected in almost any institutional organization of power, and when we even just try to have the basic acknowledgement that it would be good to encoura..."
"What I can say is what is factually accurate around the state of our laws, and that is aspirations are not unconstitutional."
"A company, a large company, perhaps a company like Disney or any other employer, aspiring to maybe have about 30 percent of new hires and having a goal of 30 percent of new hires being from diverse ba..."
"I think the question here is not whether people can file complaints and charges with the EEOC. It is who is filing them and why, and the aspirations themselves are consistent with our goals."
"It seems to be that the argument is that seeking to have 30 percent of your hires be people of color is anti-White discrimination."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez. I found some of the opening statements quite interesting that we heard from our witnesses here today, plenty of claims being thrown out there."
"When we see institutions of power... that somehow anti-White discrimination, anti-male discrimination..."
"I would like to seek unanimous consent to enter into the record this follow-up letter from 21 AGs."