Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed regret for Anita Hill's treatment during the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday expressed regret for Anita Hill's treatment during the Senate confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
“She paid a terrible price. She was abused through the hearing,” Biden said of Hill during the Biden Courage Awards ceremony in New York. “To this day, I regret I couldn’t get her the kind of hearing she deserved.”Biden, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1991 during Thomas’ confirmation, has been repeatedly criticized for his handling of Hill’s testimony before the committee — criticism that could prove a thorn in his side during a potential 2020 presidential bid.
Biden said Tuesday that he tried to stop Thomas from getting confirmed but that Hill faced a “bunch of white guys” and that she deserved a “hearing where she was respected.” He has publicly apologized for Hill’s treatment during the hearing before but never to her directly.
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