DOLE VS. AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Running for President does funny things to people.Senate Majority Leader Bob Dolehas long supportedaffirmative action, but today he introduced legislation to eliminate federal set-aside programs for minorities and women. Dole said his bill was a "starting point" for a color-blind new era. The measure would forbid the federal government from considering race or sex in hiring and the awarding of contracts, and would also bar the government from requiring contractors to observe racial or sexual preferences. Dole conceded today that back in 1986 he was among 23 GOP Senators who dissuaded President Reagan from eliminating the programs, but now he says he never anticipated that the set-asides would "become a seemingly permanent fixture in our society."
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