Paul: No repeal of civil rights law
- Some Senate Republicans seem taken aback by Rand Paul’s pronouncements on the 1964 Civil Rights Act. AP
Republican Senate nominee Rand Paul – and the GOP leaders newly lashed to him – are scrambling to control the damage from interviews in which he’s questioned whether the government should prevent private businesses from discriminating against racial minorities.
Paul issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying he was the victim of baseless liberal attacks, and he stated “unequivocally” that he “will not support any efforts to repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1964.”
And in a damage-control interview with conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham, Paul seemed to indicate he actually was supportive of at least some elements of the original law.
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