Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) reacts to Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) comments that the billions of dollars in aid to Black farmers in the Covid-19 relief bill are reparations.
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Showing posts with label Covid-19 relief bill. Show all posts
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Rep, Ayanna Pressley calls reduced $600 stimulus checks 'an insult'
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts's 7th District) spoke on the House floor to demand robust direct cash payments to people as part of any COVID-19 relief bill. She called the proposed $600 payments insuffient and an insult to the people needing funds to make it through the Covid-19 pandemic.
Watch her statement below:
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