United States: Pelosi - By Compensating Black Farmers And Native Americans, We Close The Door ...

United States: Pelosi - By Compensating Black Farmers And Native Americans, We Close The Door On An Old Injustice Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks this morning in the Capitol at an enrollment ceremony with Democratic Members of the House and Senate to sign legislation that would provide funding to settle African American farmers' and Native Americans' lawsuits against the federal government. The cases are known as Pigford and Cobell. The House passed the legislation Tuesday; the Senate...

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