Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) today joined with leaders of the Congressional Asian-Pacific Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to support the nomination of Bill Lann Lee to be Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. "The Republican leadership is trying to silence a champion of civil rights because of his opposition to Proposition 209 in California, the anti-affirmative action law. Lee has worked tirelessly to ensure that discrimination in every form is eliminated from our legal and social landscape. His opposition to Prop. 209 is the action of a man with a long and distinguished career as a civil rights attorney," Pelosi said.
If confirmed, Lee would be the first Asian American to head the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "Bill Lann Lee's confirmation would broaden civil rights enforcement. It would be an acknowledgment of our nation's Asian American community," Pelosi said.
"The GOP is playing politics with civil rights," Pelosi said. "It is time to end the games and confirm the right nominee for our time." Lee is presently the western regional counsel of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund.
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