jonessa2
10-01-2003, 09:15 AM
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Tancredo will seek to abolish race caucuses (http://www.thehill.com/news/100103/tancredo.aspx)
October 1, 2003
Colorado Rep. is insensitive: Critics
By Betsy Rothstein
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) plans to introduce a rule to abolish all race-based congressional caucuses. The rule would banish all caucuses created on the basis of ethnicity, such as the Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific caucuses.
His suggestion, which the congressman said he knows will spark outrage, immediately drew accusations of insensitivity from members of the caucuses he proposes to destroy.
Tancredo told The Hill: “You should not have any organization, a caucus especially, based solely on race. I mean on issues? You bet. But on race? Why should we be separating ourselves up into these racial divisions?</span>.....much more..... (http://www.thehill.com/news/100103/tancredo.aspx)</span></span>
Tancredo will seek to abolish race caucuses (http://www.thehill.com/news/100103/tancredo.aspx)
October 1, 2003
Colorado Rep. is insensitive: Critics
By Betsy Rothstein
Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) plans to introduce a rule to abolish all race-based congressional caucuses. The rule would banish all caucuses created on the basis of ethnicity, such as the Black, Hispanic and Asian Pacific caucuses.
His suggestion, which the congressman said he knows will spark outrage, immediately drew accusations of insensitivity from members of the caucuses he proposes to destroy.
Tancredo told The Hill: “You should not have any organization, a caucus especially, based solely on race. I mean on issues? You bet. But on race? Why should we be separating ourselves up into these racial divisions?</span>.....much more..... (http://www.thehill.com/news/100103/tancredo.aspx)</span></span>