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Hidden in the corners of this nation are those of African-American heritage, the descendents of enslaved Africans, who have felt the sting of the disparities. They continue to feel that sting. Now more than ever, the facts and…
As we have gone through this pandemic, we recognize disproportionately that African Americans, the descendants of the slave trade in many cases, have no health insurance and, in many other cases, are under insured along those lines as well.
This is what this hearing is about, to be able to speak to the Nation and for the Nation to continue its overwhelming support that it has given to H.R. 40.
Thank you very much, Mr. Nadler, for your consistent support of this legislation, beginning with our beloved late colleague, John Conyers.
When this Committee last met to discuss this legislation, we required three overflow rooms to contain the scholarship and the passion displayed in support of this bill.
They know it’s secure. We had four dead relatives vote for the president out of seven million ballots. That’s the truth.
You just have to have a few defections and you will prevail here in Pennsylvania. That’s why Pat Toomey retired because he knew he couldn’t win.
I believe good Americans--and they are everywhere; this is a good country; it is a special country; it is a country that loves democracy; will welcome H.R. 40 and the healing reparative aspects of this commission, and so the final question…
This legislation is long overdue and should be put into place this year.
I urge Congress to account for and repair systemic racism rather than to ignore it and embody it.
reparations is about addressing injustices against individuals.
Now more than ever the facts and circumstances facing our Nation demonstrate the importance of H.R. 40 and the necessity of placing our Nation on the path to reparative justice.
Trump is very much a cult figure in Pennsylvania in these small counties.
we have never received an apology or a response.
Black people are living in poorer neighborhoods, attending lower-resource schools, as well as lower-quality healthcare facilities.
When people ask me why, I ask why not. That is what we are saying today. When people ask us why, I say, why not? When they ask us what time, I say, why we can't wait.