Civil Rights Commission: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on the Constitution of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, July 24, 1996U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997 - 73 Seiten |
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... tion and settled on 2 years in a compromise with the Senate . In October 1995 , the subcommittee held an oversight hearing to investigate disturbing activities at the Commission . First , the Com- mission failed to comply with the ...
... tion and settled on 2 years in a compromise with the Senate . In October 1995 , the subcommittee held an oversight hearing to investigate disturbing activities at the Commission . First , the Com- mission failed to comply with the ...
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... tion about whether the assumption we are proceeding on is correct or incorrect , and that is very troubling to me . The other thing that I think is characteristic of the direction that this committee has taken and the Judiciary ...
... tion about whether the assumption we are proceeding on is correct or incorrect , and that is very troubling to me . The other thing that I think is characteristic of the direction that this committee has taken and the Judiciary ...
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... tion , it never explains or justifies the basis for its definition of a successful enforcement effort . The report assumes a single set of " necessary criteria for an effective Title VI enforcement program ” that form the baseline of ...
... tion , it never explains or justifies the basis for its definition of a successful enforcement effort . The report assumes a single set of " necessary criteria for an effective Title VI enforcement program ” that form the baseline of ...
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... tion of Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania . My seven colleagues are : Vice Chair- person Cruz Reynoso , Special Counsel to the law firm of Kaye , Scholer ...
... tion of Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought and professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania . My seven colleagues are : Vice Chair- person Cruz Reynoso , Special Counsel to the law firm of Kaye , Scholer ...
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... tion , and bad news for America . If laws cannot be vigorously enforced , they are only empty vessels of promise . Members of this Commission have different views about the nature of many civil rights challenges today , the role of ...
... tion , and bad news for America . If laws cannot be vigorously enforced , they are only empty vessels of promise . Members of this Commission have different views about the nature of many civil rights challenges today , the role of ...
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addi Advisory Committees African American agencies American arsons bachelor's degree black individuals BOB GOODLATTE BOB INGLIS CANADY Chair Chairman Chairperson church burnings Civil Rights Commission civil rights enforcement civil rights issues Commis Commission meeting Commission on Civil Commissioner Carl Congress CONYERS Cruz Reynoso debate discrimination discussion disparities earned ethnic tensions factfinding Federal civil rights forums Funding Federal Civil gap between blacks gentleman George GOODLATTE hearing HENDERSON high school important income gap June 20 LCCR legislation majority Mary Chapin Carpenter Mary Frances Berry Mathews ment mission opportunity to vote policies poll vote poverty programs proposal question racial and ethnic rate for black reauthorization record Redenbaugh request responsibility role South Carolina Staff Director subcommittee subpoena problem subpoenas duces tecum testimony Thank tion tional minute Title VI enforcement U.S. attorney U.S. Civil Rights U.S. Commission United States Commission WATT white women
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Seite 10 - Commission, nor more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken. B. If any member, in speaking or otherwise, shall transgress the rules of (he Commission, the Chair shall, or any member may, call to order; in which case ihe member
Seite 10 - name the member who is the first to speak, save thai no member shall speak more than twice to the same question, without leave of
Seite 25 - PREPARED STATEMENT OF MARY K. MATHEWS, STAFF DIRECTOR, US COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee, I am Mary K Mathews, Staff Director of the US Commission on Civil Rights. I thank you for the opportunity to
Seite 60 - regarding the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, that is, pages 30-31, indicates that during the Clinton administration the presidential requests for decreases in levels of both funding and staffing were greater than during the Bush administration. When considered in 1987 constant dollars, the FY 1989 Bush administration request of
Seite 24 - Your statement will be entered into the record. [The prepared statement of Ms. Mathews follows:] PREPARED STATEMENT OF MARY K. MATHEWS, STAFF DIRECTOR, US COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee,
Seite 61 - to appraise Federal laws and policies with respect to discrimination or denial of equal protection of the law*
Seite 56 - was handled in such a way that three of the eight commissioners - Commissioners Anderson. George and myself - were not able to have our votes recorded. On Tuesday afternoon. I stated to the Staff Director that if the commissioners were required to have our votes recorded on that date. Commissioner Anderson and I must have our votes recorded as "no." She indicated to me mat it would be possible to have the
Seite 60 - cause me to question the report's conclusion that "the reductions in funding and staff continue to undermine our national enforcement of civil rights.
Seite 17 - In the interest of time, let me just say that you have noted my colleagues who are here today. I have other colleagues who unfortunately could not be here today. There are eight members of the Commission. Four are Republican appointees, and four are Democratic appointees, and their names are listed in the statement.