AHEAD OF HEARING, CBC SENDS LETTER TO SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE STRONGLY OPPOSING DREIBAND NOMINATION

Mr. Dreiband’s appointment follows President Trump’s agenda of tapping the fox to guard the henhouse

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Mr. Dreiband’s appointment follows President Trump’s agenda of tapping the fox to guard the henhouse.

At best, he has no known experience in the Division’s core issue areas, such as voting rights and hate crimes. At worst, he has devoted the vast majority of his career defending corporations accused of employment discrimination. Mr. Dreiband not only sought to limit the civil rights and remedies of Americans in the courtroom, but has also fought efforts in Congress to strengthen civil rights protections.

…Mr. Dreiband testified before Congress against bipartisan legislation to prevent long-term pay discrimination against women. Mr. Dreiband also testified against legislation to strengthen protections for millions of older Americans facing age discrimination in the workplace. Additionally, Mr. Dreiband has a long history of opposing efforts to ‘ban the box,’ a national campaign to remove the barriers to employment for people with arrest or conviction histories by delaying inquiry into the conviction history of job applicants. Each of these positions negatively impact the communities we represent…

Full text of today’s letter is available here and below.

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