Chairman Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Confirmation Hearing on Nomination for EEOC General Counsel

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's confirmation hearing for the nomination of Catherine Eschbach to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

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Cassidy's opening remarks as prepared for delivery can be found below:

The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will please come to order.

Thank you, Catherine Eschbach for appearing before the Committee and for your service to the nation.

If confirmed as General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Ms. Eschbach will play a central role in ensuring employers comply with federal civil rights laws and workers experiencing discrimination receive appropriate legal remedies.

Under this Administration, EEOC has sharpened its focus on even-handed enforcement of employment discrimination laws which prohibit disparate treatment based on race, sex, national origin and religion.

Her legal career in private practice representation, judicial clerkships and significant pro bono work on behalf of domestic abuse victims will serve her well in the role for which she is nominated. Serving as Acting General Counsel and currently Principal Deputy General Counsel of the EEOC, Ms. Eschbach has the experience and understanding of the agency's litigation operations needed to be successful.

With that, I recognize Senator Baldwin.

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