A Bill To Authorize Funds For Federal-Aid Highways, Highway Safety Programs, And Transit Programs, And For Other Purposes - 114th Congress 1st Session Page 12

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(C) Congress has received and reviewed
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testimony and documentation of race and gen-
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der discrimination from numerous sources, in-
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cluding congressional hearings and roundtables,
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scientific reports, reports issued by public and
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private agencies, news stories, reports of dis-
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crimination by organizations and individuals,
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and discrimination lawsuits, which show that
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race- and gender-neutral efforts alone are insuf-
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ficient to address the problem;
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(D) the testimony and documentation de-
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scribed in subparagraph (C) demonstrate that
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discrimination across the United States poses a
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barrier to full and fair participation in surface
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transportation-related businesses of women
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business owners and minority business owners
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and has impacted firm development and many
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aspects of surface transportation-related busi-
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ness in the public and private markets; and
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(E) the testimony and documentation de-
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scribed in subparagraph (C) provide a strong
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basis that there is a compelling need for the
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continuation of the disadvantaged business en-
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terprise program to address race and gender
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