Lame Duck Bills by 2 Key Democrats Herald 2023 House Racial Equity Battle on Hill
Outgoing House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney lost her primary earlier this year, and so will not be returning in 2023, but the New York Democrat’s influence in the lower chamber of Congress will continue well into the New Year, thanks to two bills she filed on Dec. 16.
Joined in the effort by Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a member of “The Squad” of far-Left Democrats, Maloney promises that her two bills—the “Federal Government Equity Improvement Act” and the “Equity in Agency Planning Act”—will “ensure that federal agencies continue this important work for years to come.”
In a joint statement issued with Pressley the same day the bills were introduced, Maloney said the two proposals will “help fulfill the [Biden] administration’s mission by giving them the essential tools to make sure that federal policy works for everyone. These bills will support the critical work of removing systemic barriers across the federal government and ensure that all voices will be heard.”…