We've got to stand up at some point and say, we're not going to pay slavery reparations in the United States congress. That war's been fought. That was over a century ago. That debt was paid for in blood and it was paid for in the blood of a lot of Yankees especially. And there's no reparations for the blood that paid for the sin of slavery. No one's filing that claim.
Steve King argues against payments to African-American farmers, equating them to slavery reparations.
Share
More from Steve King
The combination of supply, consumer demand, pandemic disruptions and geopolitical unrest is reason enough for the inflation.
I was unable to vote on June 30, 2020, due to not being in D.C. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: NO on Roll Call No. 130; NO on Rll Call No. 131; NO on Roll Call No. 132; and NO on Roll Call No. 133. Cardenas (Gomez)…
It is my honor to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. I come to the floor today, Mr. Speaker, because this is the 1-year anniversary of the date that a disparaging misquote in The…
I was unable to vote on December 20, 2020 and December 21, 2020 due to not being in DC. Had I been present, I would have voted as follows: ``no'' on rollcall No. 248; ``no'' on rollcall No. 249; ``no'' on rollcall No. 250; and ``no'' on…
Other voices in this conversation
