Sens. Gillibrand, Warren, Rep. Waters Introduce Legislation Requiring the Federal Reserve to Act to Close Racial Employment and Wealth Gaps
August 07, 2020
August 07, 2020
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release on Aug. 6:
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced legislation to require the Federal Reserve to use its existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how the gaps change over time.
"The pandemic has further revealed and deepened significant racial dispa . . .
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) introduced legislation to require the Federal Reserve to use its existing authorities to close racial employment and wage gaps and report on how the gaps change over time.
"The pandemic has further revealed and deepened significant racial dispa . . .