Political Quotes

“Madam President, I support the nomination of Charlotte Burrows to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC. Charlotte Burrows has been a member of the EEOC since 2015. She was first confirmed by the Senate by a vote of 93-2. When she was renominated in 2019, the Senate confirmed her by voice vote. I look forward to her being confirmed a third time. Charlotte Burrows is dedicated to ensuring that the EEOC plays a critical role in addressing systemic discrimination and advancing equal opportunity. Her priorities include advancing pay equity, preventing unlawful retaliation and harassment, addressing the use of artificial intelligence and other tech tools in employment decisions, and protecting vulnerable workers, including people with disabilities, older workers, temporary workers, and low-wage workers. During her tenure as Chair, Ms. Burrows has helped rebuild the EEOC and its capacity to enforce Federal antidiscrimination laws--restoring staffing levels to meet the public demand for agency services. Under Ms. Burrows' leadership, the EEOC has secured more than $500 million in monetary relief for some 38,000 victims of employment discrimination, and the EEOC has filed over 140 employment discrimination lawsuits in fiscal year 2023, a 50-percent increase over fiscal year 2022. Chair Burrows is committed to ensuring that workers are aware of their rights and employers are aware of their responsibilities.…”