While in the Senate she co-sponsored the bill to approve a commission to study reparations. And she said back in 2019 that she planned to explore reparations as president. She's staying quiet for the moment because support for public support for reparations is down bad and if announced her support right now she'd almost certainly lose the election - that's why Trump keeps using "Kamala supports reparations!" as an attack line.
<p class="MsoNormal" ><strong></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" ><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. </strong>— A reparations bill (S.1083) led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has reached 12 cosponsors in the Senate. The landmark <a...
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Booker Reparations Bill Reaches 12 Senate Cosponsors
June 14, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A reparations bill (S.1083) led by U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has reached 12 cosponsors in the Senate. The landmark
bill, introduced by Booker
in April, is the only reparations bill ever to be introduced in the post-Reconstruction U.S. Senate.
This bill would establish a commission to study the impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African-Americans and make recommendations on reparation proposals for the descendants of slaves.
The 12 cosponsors in the Senate are as follows:
U.S. Sens. Edward Markey (D-MA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) , Kamala Harris (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Richard Durbin (D-IL). Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher c00ns (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).
Only 30% of US adults support reparations right now, including just 18% of White people and a surprisingly low 77% of Black people. Coming out publicly in the middle of the election when she needs to win states like Wisconsin and Pennsylvania would be a death blow to her campaign.
Overall, 30% of U.S. adults say descendants of people enslaved in the U.S. should be repaid in some way. 68% say they should not be repaid.
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