I can confirm that the Department is, in fact, denying these claims.
H.R. 40 calls for the establishment of a commission. It does not call for checks.
I am delighted to have reintroduced it with its modification and carry it forward to its next level.
Our fundamental problem is our ignorance of history or our refusal to admit it.
I think maybe people don't remember who Fannie Lou Hamer was? Black folks fought the Democratic Party.
We have to say that, in our country, we pride ourselves with our development, but we refuse to acknowledge that the reas...
Reparations in the context of H.R. 40 are ultimately about respect and reconciliation and the hope that one day all Amer...
Slavery is original sin. Slavery has never received an apology.
I am proud to be a cosponsor with her along with full committee chair Jerry Nadler.
I hope that we come in peace.
I want to certainly acknowledge NCOBRA for its steadfast leadership on this issue over the years.