Democrat Lawmakers Reintroduce Slavery Reparations Bill
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Democrat lawmakers reintroduced legislation on Wednesday aiming to
deliver slavery reparations to Black Americans amidst President Donald
Trump’s federal purge of DEI policies.
Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), a member of the far-left
Congressional group known as the “Squad,” and Senator Cory Booker
(D-N.J.) are leading the charge to reintroduce H.R. 40 — also known as
“the Commission to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African
Americans Act.”
Reparations could take many forms.
However, the term is generally referring to monetary payments made to
Black Americans that are funded by U.S. taxpayers. It would aim to send
funds to those who are descendents of American slaves.
“We find ourselves in a moment of emboldened white supremacy and
anti-Black racism, and a weaponized Supreme Court that is actively
gutting protections and progress that has been made,” Pressley stated on
Wednesday.
“We have a hostile administration working actively to roll back
decades of progress and more recent progress when it comes to our civil
rights,” she continued.
“Our government, regardless of who occupies the Oval Office, has a
moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of
Africans and its lasting harm on Black communities.”
As
the Trump Administration carries out its unprecedented onslaught of
anti-Black policies, I’m joining colleagues in introducing #HR40Reparations.
An essential step toward repairing the harm of slavery and its aftermath.
H.R. 40 has been previously introduced time and time again over the
past three decades, with former Representative Sheila Jackson Lee
(D-Texas), who passed away over the summer from cancer — most recently
expressing interest in the bill.
The bill was first introduced by former Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.)
in 1989, and the contents of the bill has not changed since its most
recent session.
“I’m working actively to blunt the assaults from a hostile
administration that means harm to everyone that calls this country home,
but will have a disparate impact on Black Americans,” Pressley added.
“Because throughout history, it has been proven that when other folks
catch a cold, Black folks, figuratively, catch pneumonia.”
Despite Pressley’s enthusiasm, the bill is not likely to pass in the
Republican-controlled Congress — prompting Americans to question why
Booker and Pressley are “wasting their time” as politicians even
attempting to pass it.
Her push for reparations also follows after President Donald Trump’s
signed executive orders purging diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI)
in the federal government — aiming to return the U.S. to a
meritocracy-based system, and one based on skill set and intelligence
rather than skin color, sexual orientation, or gender.
According to a statement by Booker’s office last month, 17 Democratic
senators are co-sponsoring the bill to “better understand where our
country has fallen short” while helping “lawmakers better address the
racial disparities and inequalities that persist today as a result of
generational injustices.”
“We as a nation have not yet truly acknowledged and grappled with the
ways slavery, racism, and white supremacy continue to disadvantage
African Americans,” Booker added.
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