Harris, Warren, Sanders boost staff diversity
-- Top 2020 Democratic presidential candidates this year bolstered the share of staffers in their Senate offices who are women and minorities, according to a report obtained by Bloomberg News.
The share of Sanders’ team that identified as a racial minority rose to 28% this year from 18% in 2018. Since 2017, more than 60% of his staff has been women. On Warren’s staff, 48% identified as nonwhite, compared with 36% last year and 34% in 2017. Women represented 59% of her staff this year, compared with 51% last year.
The annual survey by Senate Democrats offers a snapshot of the diversity of lawmakers’ offices as of June 30.Harris and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York are teaming up to introduce legislation to remove barriers that prevent people with criminal records and their families from obtaining federal housing.
The bill also raises the standard of evidence public housing authorities need when determining whether to screen or evict a tenant. It also bars the use of “suspicion-less drug and alcohol testing” by landlords and public housing authorities. Harris over the weekend announced another housing proposal of $100 billion program to help African-Americans buy homes. -- Emma KineryThe Democratic presidential candidates will meet in Houston on Sept.
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