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House committee advances HR 8, a resolution criticizing the Democratic Party’s history; tribal representative urges rejection
Summary
Representative Caleb Hinkle presented House Resolution 8, cataloguing historical examples of racism he attributes to the Democratic Party and urging apology and consideration of reparations. Patch Kiewake, speaking for multiple tribes, testified in opposition; the committee voted to advance the resolution 12–2.
At a meeting of the House Energy, Technology, and Federal Relations Committee, Representative Caleb Hinkle introduced House Resolution 8, which he said catalogs historical instances of racism and bigotry tied to the Democratic Party and calls on the Montana Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee to issue a public apology and consider reparations.
“By presenting House Resolution 8, a document that dares to confront a painful and obstinate obscured truth,” Hinkle said, listing examples including “the Trail of Tears, the defense of slavery, the horrors of Jim…
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