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A proposal by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) would commemorate June 19 as the anniversary of emancipation.
“I don’t think reparations for something that happened 150 years ago for whom none of us currently living are responsible is a good idea,” McConnell said.
The hearing — the first time since 2007 that the House has heard testimony on the topic of slavery reparations — will be held on June 19, the day of Juneteenth.
2020 candidate Cory Booker floated the idea in a bill this week, but Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) says it’s “not even a realistic possibility.”
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The measure would create a commission to review proposals on the matter.
Rev. Al Sharpton asked the Democratic presidential candidate on Wednesday whether he would support such legislation.
The Massachusetts senator said the country needs to talk about the injustices of American slavery and "address it head on."
The congresswoman slammed Meadows' for not offering Lynne Patton time to speak during the Cohen hearing.
The landmark legislation expired in late December due to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
A former employee claims she was unlawfully fired after sharing plans to sue over an alleged 2015 sexual assault.