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On the recordMarch 6, 2024
Mr. Chairman, I am still processing that you are trying to equate this with cancer, which to me is baffling, and pretty offensive to anyone who has had cancer.
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Suzanne Bonamici
Democratic · Oregon

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Bonamici finds it offensive to compare DEI programs to cancer.

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