Rep. Cori Bush Reignites Push For Federal Reparations Bill

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 17, 2023

Rep. Cori Bush introduced a resolution on Wednesday urging the federal government to compensate descendants of enslaved Africans and persons of African descent. 

During a press conference on Capitol Hill alongside several other House Democrats, including Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (N.Y.),and Rep. Rashid Tlaib (Mich.), Bush said that the bill will support previously proposed reparations legislation and as well

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