Bill Lee actually said...

"I care deeply about rising income inequality in our country and have been working on it for many years."

"It is vitally important because at the root it is being blind when we make policies across the board on many issues, and the effect of many policies that on the face appear race neutral. They are not."

"And I am going to suggest to this Committee that the next time we have a hearing on economic inequality we add 'racial.' We have to say economic and racial inequality. Otherwise we are missing it."

"This is why we cannot have a regional minimum wage. A regional minimum wage would have such a huge racial disparate impact it would border on being just outright racist because it singles out black wo..."