Sheila Jackson Lee tweeted the following:
"introduced for over 30 years in the United States Congress. I have now introduced it again in the 118th Congress as H.R. 40. It is time for this legislation, as a response to the inaction of Nation, to be implemented as an Executive Order by the President of the United States."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Sheila Jackson Lee:
"and then his additional Order by General Granger to free the slaves on June 19, 1865, at Galveston for the States that had refused to acknowledge his order. It is also important to take note that the efforts to restore the lives of the former slaves never prevailed."Read on Twitter
"Today, a group of strong Americans are walking in support of that repair and reconciliation and peacefully expressing their support of the H.R. 40 legislation establish a Commission to Study Slavery and Develop Reparation Proposals Act"Read on Twitter
"Presidents Day March for HR 40"Read on Twitter
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