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Ayanna Pressley: “This means reparative justice, like advancing HR40 to…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Pressley, Advocates Call Congress to Advance Transformative Reparative Justice Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

That our communities were never marginalized, never targeted, never stolen, never left behind. But we are here. And so we must work towards repair. This means reparative justice, like advancing HR40 to develop reparations proposals. And as the lead house sponsor, I commit to advancing this bill alongside my movement, siblings and the broader work for repair, truth and healing. But let me be clear. (03:06–03:14)

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Advocates for advancing HR40 to develop reparations proposals.

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