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Steve Cohen: “The Federal Government should pay because the Federal Government was deeply complicit in housing segregation and…”

On the recordJune 18, 2019
The Federal Government should pay because the Federal Government was deeply complicit in housing segregation and redlining.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the government's role in historical injustices requiring reparations.

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