GOP Has Put a Hold on Nominee to Head the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

In July, President Obama nominated Jackie Berrien as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that investigates and often litigates complaints involving racial discrimination in employment. But Republicans in the U.S. Senate have placed a hold on the nomination until the president adds a new GOP appointee to the commission.

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