Transcript: CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION OVERSIGHT:CHARLES CANADY

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Congressional Testimony
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February 25, 1998
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Opening Statement of

Chairman Charles T. Canady

Oversight Hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice

February 25, 1998

The subcommittee convenes today for oversight of the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. The Civil Rights Division was founded over 40 years ago to do the critically important job of enforcing the civil rights laws for all Americans. The Division continues to do important work in combating illegal discrimination. Yet in certain respects the Division has strayed from its core mission.

Historically, the Civil Rights Division fought hard to ensure that all Americans were afforded equal ...

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