Burgess Owens: “For America to have this process of thinking through this what we are…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2023

For America to have this process of thinking through this what we are going through right now, for us to be on the other side of affirmative action, which for 60 years has been a detriment to too many good people, we are now in the process of seeing how can we now make sure that we have a level playing field, that our kids come out of the school system they can compete, feel good about themselves and when they get to that position of success, never feel they have to apologize because they were given a head start because of their color.

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Burgess Owens

Republican · Utah

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Owens discusses the need for a level playing field beyond affirmative action.

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