06/28/2010
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"An honest reckoning with the Federal Government's role in protecting the institution of slavery has been a leading priority in my congressional career."
"The White House pleaded a non-existent absolute immunity and that will not stay."
"The Federal Government bears a heavy moral responsibility for what happened."
"We gave it away last year when we passed that tax bill. We gave the upper one-half of 1 percent money they didn't need."