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Mike Thompson: We expect to see them before the end of the summer vote for H.R.40, or else the Democrats run the risk of actually…

On the recordJune 16, 2021
We expect to see them before the end of the summer vote for H.R.40, or else the Democrats run the risk of actually making Biden half-term, because the same base that -- what did Joe Biden say? He said the black community`s has had my back. Now it`s my time to have yours.
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Mike Thompson
Democratic · California
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msnbc.com

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Mark Thompson warns that failure to support reparations could jeopardize Biden's support from the Black community.

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