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Pete Sessions: That is correct. Such is the essential holding and the basic law of this country. Where you have systematic, proven…

On the recordMarch 5, 1998
That is correct. Such is the essential holding and the basic law of this country. Where you have systematic, proven discrimination, a court can issue a remedy that may provide advantages to one racial group who has been discriminated against.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

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Discussing the legal implications of proven discrimination in court.

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