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Al Green: “We have been denied access to capital.”

Featuring: Al Green, Democratic | U.S. House Texas, 9th Congressional District

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Pressley, Advocates Call Congress to Advance Transformative Reparative Justice Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 30:54

These are pieces of legislation that have been presented today. And what I'm calling to your attention that can make a difference in our lives. The truth be told, We have been denied access to capital. And the empirical evidence is there to show it. The honorable Representative Pressley and I serve on financial services together and on that committee, under the leadership of the Honorable Maxine Waters, we have been able to pass HR166 in the House of Representatives. (30:54–30:57)

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Asserts that people of color have historically been denied access to financial capital.

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