Rep. Pressley: ‘The Trump Cabinet Is on Track To Be One of the Whitest Cabinets in History’

Pressley Look I don ░░░░░░░░ want us to lose ░░░░░░░░ of what is actually ░░░░░░░░ here Let s not ░░░░░░░░ what s happening The ░░░░░░░░ cabinet is on track ░░░░░░░░ be one of the ░░░░░░░░ cabinets in modern history ░░░░░░░░ when the government is ░░░░░░░░ unchecked authority civil rights ░░░░░░░░ often the first to ░░░░░░░░ sacrificed Without this amendment ░░░░░░░░ in this bill stops ░░░░░░░░ administration from using its ░░░░░░░░ powers to weaken the ░░░░░░░░ of civil rights and ░░░░░░░░ discrimination protections So I ░░░░░░░░ t know why anyone ░░░░░░░░ would be either deafeningly ░░░░░░░░ or be opposed to ░░░░░░░░ guarantee that government cannot ░░░░░░░░ segregation This bill grants ░░░░░░░░ president and executive departments ░░░░░░░░ powers and it is ░░░░░░░░ that we explicitly limit ░░░░░░░░ powers from rolling back ░░░░░░░░ rights and supporting segregation ░░░░░░░░ listen I m somebody ░░░░░░░░ believes in the power ░░░░░░░░ data So let me ░░░░░░░░ some data points here ░░░░░░░░ Department of Housing and ░░░░░░░░ Trump is firing HUD ░░░░░░░░ in my district including ░░░░░░░░ that oversee anti discrimination ░░░░░░░░ If we do not ░░░░░░░░ this amendment he could ░░░░░░░░ to allow for segregated ░░░░░░░░ like he did with ░░░░░░░░ real estate properties in ░░░░░░░░ York Department of Labor ░░░░░░░░ has fired members of ░░░░░░░░ Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ░░░░░░░░ independent agency leading to ░░░░░░░░ being concentrated in the ░░░░░░░░ of Labor If we ░░░░░░░░ not pass this amendment ░░░░░░░░ could see the erasure ░░░░░░░░ all progress made for ░░░░░░░░ employment and equal pay ░░░░░░░░ of race And finally ░░░░░░░░ Department of Veterans the ░░░░░░░░ of the contributions of ░░░░░░░░ veterans is already happening ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration Without ░░░░░░░░ amendment Trump would go ░░░░░░░░ than websites He will ░░░░░░░░ black people care at ░░░░░░░░ VA hospitals throughout the ░░░░░░░░ So I don t ░░░░░░░░ why anyone would be ░░░░░░░░ to what should be ░░░░░░░░ easy amendment to support ░░░░░░░░ you support the efforts ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump to resegregate ░░░░░░░░ society which he is ░░░░░░░░ on track to do ░░░░░░░░ just dropped this policy ░░░░░░░░ contractors from having segregated ░░░░░░░░ Why would such an ░░░░░░░░ be taken if that ░░░░░░░░ not the root and ░░░░░░░░ motivation of his dangerous ░░░░░░░░ draconian actions that seek ░░░░░░░░ take us back CHAIRMAN ░░░░░░░░ the gentlelady yield for ░░░░░░░░ second Pressley Who s ░░░░░░░░ CHAIRMAN Mr Mfume of ░░░░░░░░ Pressley Oh yes I ░░░░░░░░ to I yield to ░░░░░░░░ Mfume MFUME Following up ░░░░░░░░ what you just said ░░░░░░░░ it true that the ░░░░░░░░ of Defense erased all ░░░░░░░░ of the Tuskegee Airmen ░░░░░░░░ all the bravery that ░░░░░░░░ demonstrated during World War ░░░░░░░░ Pressley Shamefully yes MFUME ░░░░░░░░ is it true that ░░░░░░░░ Tuskegee Airmen are all ░░░░░░░░ Pressley Yes MFUME Is ░░░░░░░░ true that the Department ░░░░░░░░ Defense erased Jackie Robinson ░░░░░░░░ contributions when he was ░░░░░░░░ serving his country as ░░░░░░░░ played baseball Pressley Yes ░░░░░░░░ Is Jackie Robinson black ░░░░░░░░ Yes MFUME Is it ░░░░░░░░ that the Department of ░░░░░░░░ recently yesterday erased mention ░░░░░░░░ Doris Dory Miller the ░░░░░░░░ mess attendant cook who ░░░░░░░░ upstairs while Pearl Harbor ░░░░░░░░ under attack with no ░░░░░░░░ and grabbed a gun ░░░░░░░░ artillery and shot down ░░░░░░░░ planes Pressley Yes MFUME ░░░░░░░░ was Dory Miller black ░░░░░░░░ Yes MFUME So your ░░░░░░░░ about erasure here is ░░░░░░░░ well taken and these ░░░░░░░░ not things that I ░░░░░░░░ up yhese are things ░░░░░░░░ have been reported in ░░░░░░░░ last 10 15 days ░░░░░░░░ have taken back I ░░░░░░░░ back I thank the ░░░░░░░░ for her time Pressley ░░░░░░░░ Chairman I ask unanimous ░░░░░░░░ CHAIRMAN Proceed Pressley I ░░░░░░░░ to enter into the ░░░░░░░░ this article from The ░░░░░░░░ from March 21st 2025 ░░░░░░░░ Trump s move to ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education sparks ░░░░░░░░ of racial segregation quote ░░░░░░░░ attack on Black children ░░░░░░░░ Now I m sorry ░░░░░░░░ Without objection to order ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Now CHAIRMAN ░░░░░░░░ time has expired but ░░░░░░░░ ll give you a ░░░░░░░░ more seconds Pressley Thank ░░░░░░░░ CHAIRMAN I don t ░░░░░░░░ to get into a ░░░░░░░░ battle with you here ░░░░░░░░ Well CHAIRMAN All right ░░░░░░░░ I m fine with ░░░░░░░░ making news to expose ░░░░░░░░ s actually happening here ░░░░░░░░ this country with this ░░░░░░░░ Is there someone who ░░░░░░░░ yield me time any ░░░░░░░░ my colleagues please CHAIRMAN ░░░░░░░░ let s do that ░░░░░░░░ Stansbury you re recognized ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman I just ░░░░░░░░ to read this amendment ░░░░░░░░ quick It says nothing ░░░░░░░░ this act may be ░░░░░░░░ to allow an executive ░░░░░░░░ to enact a policy ░░░░░░░░ supports racial segregation If ░░░░░░░░ guys vote against this ░░░░░░░░ re voting against a ░░░░░░░░ that says that nothing ░░░░░░░░ this bill should allow ░░░░░░░░ support racial segregation I ░░░░░░░░ that to be on ░░░░░░░░ record So when we ░░░░░░░░ a recorded vote on ░░░░░░░░ if you vote no ░░░░░░░░ this amendment you are ░░░░░░░░ to racially resegregate the ░░░░░░░░ States Let s be ░░░░░░░░ about that I yield ░░░░░░░░ time to the gentlelady ░░░░░░░░ Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ Stansbury You know again ░░░░░░░░ don t want us ░░░░░░░░ get distracted here When ░░░░░░░░ m in district and ░░░░░░░░ constituents are expressing their ░░░░░░░░ about ongoing unrelenting coordinated ░░░░░░░░ to resegregate society the ░░░░░░░░ the public is talking ░░░░░░░░ segregation is because Trump ░░░░░░░░ talking about segregation Trump ░░░░░░░░ repealing policies from the ░░░░░░░░ not me or other ░░░░░░░░ Trump is allowing businesses ░░░░░░░░ discriminate against black people ░░░░░░░░ me or other Democrats ░░░░░░░░ fact immediately after Trump ░░░░░░░░ his executive order targeting ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education Google ░░░░░░░░ for the term segregation ░░░░░░░░ to their highest recorded ░░░░░░░░ skyrocketing to more than ░░░░░░░░ times the volume of ░░░░░░░░ from just week prior ░░░░░░░░ Because our communities are ░░░░░░░░ for a rollback in ░░░░░░░░ rights because Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ t just talking about ░░░░░░░░ he s doing it ░░░░░░░░ our constituents the American ░░░░░░░░ are smart enough to ░░░░░░░░ that attacking the Department ░░░░░░░░ Education will disproportionately impact ░░░░░░░░ and brown students The ░░░░░░░░ was created in the ░░░░░░░░ after segregation ended and ░░░░░░░░ it now is laying ░░░░░░░░ groundwork for segregation to ░░░░░░░░ I yield, I yield.”