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Nikema Williams: “I urge all of my colleagues on this subcommittee to co-sponsor H.J.Res. 53, my legislation to eliminate the exception…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 2021
I urge all of my colleagues on this subcommittee to co-sponsor H.J.Res. 53, my legislation to eliminate the exception clause for slavery in the Thirteenth Amendment.
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Nikema Williams
Democratic · Georgia

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Williams advocates for legislation to remove slavery exceptions in the Thirteenth Amendment.

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