PRESS CALL: Senator Coons, Civil Rights, Law Enforcement, and Conservative Leaders Urge Swift Confirmation of Vanita Gupta to Justice Department

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Contact: Rafael Medina, [email protected], 202.869.0390

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, March 2, at 12 p.m. ET, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and civil rights, law enforcement, and conservative leaders will host a press call urging the Senate to expeditiously confirm Vanita Gupta to serve as the next associate attorney general at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Senate is scheduled to hold a hearing on her nomination on March 9.

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, along with more than 100 organizations, sent the Senate a sign-on letter of support for the confirmation of Gupta. She is a fierce champion of civil rights and has devoted her career to advancing racial and social justice and equality for all. She is well-respected and widely recognized as a consensus builder. If confirmed, she would be the first woman of color to serve in this role.

To RSVP, please register here or email Rafael Medina at [email protected].

WHEN:
Tuesday, March 2 | 12:00 p.m. ET

WHO:

Speakers:
Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Mark Holden, former general counsel and senior vice president of Koch Industries
Chris Magnus, chief of police, Tucson Police Department
Janet Murguía, president and CEO, UnidosUS
Marc Levin, former director, Right on Crime
David Mahoney, Dane County, WI sheriff and president, National Sheriffs’ Association
Fatima Goss Graves, president and CEO, National Women’s Law Center
Art Acevedo, chief of police, Houston Police Department and president, Major Cities Chiefs Association
Sarah Longwell, executive director, Defending Democracy Together
Derrick Johnson, president and CEO, NAACP
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Moderator:
Wade Henderson, interim president and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.

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