Chuck Grassley tells Lucy Koh, a Korean American judicial nominee in a hearing today, that her Korean background reminds him of his daughter-in-law telling him that Koreans have "a hard work ethic" and "can make a lot out of nothing."
"So I congratulate you and your people.'"
"So I congratulate you and your people.'"
Video of Grassley's comments to Koh in here: huffpost.com/entry/chuck-gr…
In this same hearing, Sen. Kennedy tried/failed to cast Koh as out of touch + rich, I guess?
Kennedy: "Do you know the name of the person who cleans your office?"
Koh: "Yes, Steve is the one who takes out the garbage ... and Eva is the one who cleans in the morning about 7am."
Kennedy: "Do you know the name of the person who cleans your office?"
Koh: "Yes, Steve is the one who takes out the garbage ... and Eva is the one who cleans in the morning about 7am."
To his credit, Kennedy didn't interrupt Koh over and over again without ever giving her a chance to talk, which he's done to so many of Biden's other judicial nominees -- many of whom happen to be women of color.
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