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On the recordJune 18, 2019
I urge Congress to pass H.R. 40 as a first vital step on the path to acknowledging and accounting for the history of race-targeted discrimination and wrongdoing.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee
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Cohen emphasizes the importance of passing H.R. 40 for racial justice.

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