Sens. Hirono, Booker Introduce First-Ever Reparations Bill in Senate
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Last week, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 11 of their U.S. Senate colleagues introduced S. 1083, the H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, which establishes a commission to consider proposals for reparations for African-American descendants of slavery. The commission would address policies that continue to uphold . . .
Last week, Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 11 of their U.S. Senate colleagues introduced S. 1083, the H.R. 40 Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, which establishes a commission to consider proposals for reparations for African-American descendants of slavery. The commission would address policies that continue to uphold . . .