[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 123 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                     Nomination of Jocelyn Samuels

  Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I was proud to vote to confirm Jocelyn 
Samuels to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year when 
she was confirmed in a bipartisan vote, and I am proud to do so again.
  The EEOC has a critical role to play in protecting workers' rights 
and addressing inequities in our economy which disproportionately 
disadvantage women, people of color, people with disabilities, and 
more. For example, it is responsible for enforcing discrimination and 
harassment laws and works to address the gender pay gap.
  Workers need a champion at the EEOC fighting for them, and Ms. 
Samuels has proven over her nearly two decades of experience with the 
Federal Government and her recent service as a Commissioner of the EEOC 
that she is that champion.
  From pushing to pass the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act as vice 
president of education and employment at the National Women's Law 
Center to leading civil rights efforts at the Department of Justice and 
Department of Health and Human Services, to working as a staffer on the 
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and a senior 
attorney at the EEOC, she has spent her career working to address 
discrimination and ensure no one is treated unfairly because of their 
age, sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, race, 
religion, or disability.
  I was pleased to see her nomination advanced out of our HELP 
Committee with bipartisan support, and I hope to see similar bipartisan 
support for her final confirmation.