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Public hearing draws wide testimony on bill to create reparations task force for Black Oregonians
Summary
The House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans held a Feb. 25 public hearing on House Bill 2,995, which would create a task force to study and recommend financial and nonfinancial reparations for Oregonians of African American descent.
The House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans opened a public hearing Feb. 25 on House Bill 2,995, legislation that would create a task force to study and develop proposals for financial and nonfinancial reparations for Oregonians of African American descent.
Representative Travis Nelson, one of the bill sponsors, summarized Oregon's history of exclusionary laws and said the measure “is more than just a study, but a necessary and overdue step towards achieving true equity in Oregon.” Representative Shannon Jones Isidore, also a sponsor, recounted family history of denied land grants and said the task force would be a chance to…
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