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On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
It is only fitting then that in the midst of a continued reckoning over police treatment of Black people and a pandemic that has disproportionately impacted Black Americans, that we should hold this hearing today on H.R. 40.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen emphasizes the relevance of discussing reparations amid ongoing racial issues.

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