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Article: Prepared Remarks of Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Before the Senate Subcommittee Committee on Human Rights and the Law

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March 26, 2007
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WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following are the prepared remarks of Grace Chung Becker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, before the Senate Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law:

Good afternoon, Chairman Durbin and Senator Coburn. It is an honor and a privilege to appear before the Committee today.

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