Biden says he would bring DOJ Civil Rights Division into White House
By Jonathan Easley - 09/23/20 02:04 PM EDT
Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Wednesday he'd give new powers to the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice and would bring the agency inside the White House as a way to “elevate its standing.â€
Speaking at an economic summit for Black businesspeople in Charlotte, N.C., Biden said he would “significantly increase†authority for the Civil Rights Division, which enforces laws and statutes based on race and gender.
The Democratic nominee said he’d ensure the division has “access to and transparency into all police department activities across the country.†And he said he’d give the division an office at the White House so there would be more access to policy makers within his administration.
“I’d make sure there’s a combination of the Civil Rights Division having more direct authority inside the Justice Department and be able to investigate, than in fact it has now,†Biden said.
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