Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) asked seven of the nation’s leading bankers on Wednesday to confirm their race.
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“As I look at the panel, and I’m grateful for your attendance, the–the eye would perceive that the seven of you have something in common. You appear to be white men. I may be mistaken,” Green said at a hearing of the House Financial Services Committee.
“If one among you happens to be something other than a white male, would you kindly extend a hand into the air? Kindly let the record reflect that there are no hands in the air and that the panel is made up of white men,”
House Democrat to Top Bankers: “You Appear to Be White Men” (Video)
