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Chris Murphy: “The Chicago field office [of the Office of Civil Rights] was…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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'That Is Unacceptable': Chris Murphy Assails Linda McMahon For Cuts To Office Of Civil Rights

Published | Video Starts at 01:18

Their case was proceeding until you were sworn in. And when you were sworn in, their case ended. They were given a notice that The Chicago field office [of the Office of Civil Rights] was shut down and there would be no further processing of [Amy Cupp's] case. They went to court along with many other families. And I heard you say to Senator Murray that things are getting better at OCR and that you are now processing cases again. (01:18)

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Asserts that the Chicago field office was shut down, halting case processing.

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