Chairman Nadler Issues Statement for Markup of Legislation to Study, Develop Slavery Reparations Proposals
April 15, 2021
April 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 14, 2021, on the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act (H.R. 40):
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"H.R. 40, the 'Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act,' is historic legislation that would establish a commission to examine the shameful legacy of slavery and Jim Crow . . .
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"H.R. 40, the 'Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act,' is historic legislation that would establish a commission to examine the shameful legacy of slavery and Jim Crow . . .