When he became Attorney General of Alabama, Senator Sessions, a
product of segregated education, worked tirelessly to prevent
predominantly African American public schools from accessing an equal
share of resources that had been long denied to Black students. As a Member of the Senate, Senator Sessions has been an outspoken
opponent of criminal justice reforms that many of his Republican
colleagues support. He is a leader in the effort to define undocumented
Americans as ``the other'' and forcibly separating families in the
United States. The women and men who lead the Department of Justice are called upon
to pursue justice; but with such a documented history of hostility
toward the most vulnerable populations--people of color, women,
disabled individuals, and immigrant families--we cannot expect Senator
Sessions to pursue justice on their behalf. I absolutely and unequivocally oppose the nomination of Senator
Sessions. He has demonstrated his disdain for the most basic of human
principles: equality, justice, and fairness.
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