Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Chair Burrows recognized in her opening remarks the current challenges facing our nation can sometimes seem insurmountable, but noted they likewise
“present all of us with an opportunity to do better.
While noting the Commission’s commitment to the six national enforcement priorities from the Agency’s Strategic Enforcement Plan, Chair Burrows dedicated the majority of her address to two additional areas: (1) combatting systemic racial discrimination and (2) the civil rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With respect to the first area, Chair Burrows noted that addressing systemic discrimination has bipartisan support and is not just about identifying and addressing individual acts, but also focusing on broader practices and “cultures of exclusion.”