I have introduced H.R. 40, which I take very seriously, a commission to study the heinousness of slavery.
Summer Lee: “I have introduced H.R. 40, which I take very seriously, a commission to study the heinousness of slavery.”
On the recordApril 8, 2019
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Sheila Jackson Lee discusses her bill for studying the impact of slavery.
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