At a House Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday in which a potential commission to study reparations was discussed, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) discussed the history of trauma suffered by Black citizens in America and argued for the need for reparations, saying they could help right some of the wrongs the US has committed.

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Sheila Jackson Lee Argues For Reparations During Debate On Bill She Sponsored