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Charles E. Schumer: “I am not following you. What I was focusing on is that the brief went beyond what the Federal Government can do and…”

On the recordJanuary 29, 2003
I am not following you. What I was focusing on is that the brief went beyond what the Federal Government can do and talked about individual citizens' rights to deal with disparate impact, not the disparate impact itself, not the argument the regulations--I don't know why--
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Charles E. Schumer
New York
Source
congress.gov
Jan 29, 2003

Editor's note · Context

Senator Schumer expresses confusion about the brief's implications on individual rights regarding disparate impact.

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