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Dreamer Tatum

(10,985 posts) Thu May 15, 2025, 06:56 PM May 15

Democrats reintroduce federal resolution for reparations [View all]

Source: The Hill

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers and advocates on Thursday reintroduced a resolution to offer reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans and people of African descent.

Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa.) led the reintroduction of the Reparations Now resolution, which was first introduced in 2023 by former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.).

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/5302622-democrats-reintroduce-reparations-resolution/

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Democrats reintroduce federal resolution for reparations [View all] Dreamer Tatum May 15 OP

Electoral suicide. Doodley May 15 #1

Wait! I'm not done with "Defund the police" yet. hay rick May 15 #14

Yeah, that worked so well, didn't it! The Mouth May 16 #22

Yeah we really need that at this fucking time. Autumn May 15 #2

No Shit DENVERPOPS May 15 #3

I guess Rep Summer Lee wants out of Congress. Autumn May 15 #6

Post removed Post removed May 15 #8

Cori Bush was voted out of Congress, and she represented a navy blue district Justice Brandeis May 15 #4

She had a sizable Jewish population who were tired of her antisemitism Jose Garcia May 16 #23

You got it. Justice Brandeis May 16 #24

Why don't we try and overturn the 2ND Amendment while we are at it. doc03 May 15 #5

Arent reparations only for insurrectionists???? Karadeniz May 15 #7

How are we gonna keep all those "moderates" that elected Kamala if we do this? DJ Synikus Makisimus May 15 #9

This is exactly nowforever May 15 #10

Own goal! Go team! Ponietz May 15 #11

Good grief karin_sj May 15 #12

Oh sure - the grifter is now trying t take over the Library of Congress...but let's put our energies yellow dahlia May 15 #13

Does Summer Lee want to lose her primary as well? Polybius May 15 #15

How to lose elections. Way to go team (sarcasm). Another "defund the police" fiasco. JohnSJ May 16 #16

Is it any wonder why favorabilty poll numbers for Dems in Congress are falling to near record lows? Gimpyknee May 16 #17

Can we deal with fascism first? Blasphemer May 16 #18

Not a very smart play mdbl May 16 #19

Do these democrats want to lose? idahoblue May 16 #20

Reparations bromeando May 16 #21