US lawmakers advance bill to create slavery reparations commission
by Associated Press from on (#5GKW1)
House panel backs legislation to examine slavery and discrimination since 1619, and recommend education and remedies
A panel of US lawmakers has advanced a decades-long effort to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves by approving legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.
After an impassioned debate, the House judiciary committee voted by 25-17 to advance the bill late on Wednesday, marking the first time that it has acted on the legislation.
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