National Action Network: on Civil Rights
Bernie Sanders:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's NAN convention, asked about a [slavery reparations] bill, Sanders told Sharpton that "if the House and Senate passed that bill, of course I would sign it."Sanders had been less committed to the idea of reparations in the form of
payment when asked about it on ABC's "The View." "I think that right now, our job is to address the crises facing the American people and our communities, and I think there are better ways to do that than just writing out a check," he said at the time.
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
Bernie Sanders:
Deal with racial issues as part of health care reform
The infant mortality rate in black communities is more than double the rate for whites, and the death rates from cancer and many other diseases is far higher for blacks. Black women are more than three times more likely to die from pregnancy.
When we talk about disparity, we are talking about the need for more black doctors, more black dentists, more black nurses, more black psychologists. We are talking about guaranteeing healthcare to all as a right but ending long-standing disparities.
Source: Speech transcript from National Action Network Convention
Apr 5, 2019
Cory Booker:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City, most of the 2020 contenders affirmed their support for a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans.
Booker added a note of caution in his speech, telling the crowd that the conversation around reparations "cannot become just a political box-checking exercise."
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
Elizabeth Warren:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City, most of the 2020 contenders affirmed their support for a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans. "When I am elected president,
I will sign that bill." Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., told Sharpton.Elizabeth Warren said she would support the [commission to study reparations] bill as well.
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
John Hickenlooper:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City, most of the 2020 contenders affirmed their support for a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans. Hickenlooper, who began with a
longer response to Sharpton's question about the bill, offered a playfully curt "yes, I'm gonna pass it!" when pushed by a shout from the audience to simply tell the crowd: "Yes or no?"
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
Kamala Harris:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City, most of the 2020 contenders affirmed their support for a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for
African-Americans. "When I am elected president, I will sign that bill." Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., told Sharpton.
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand:
Supports commission investigating reparations for slavery
At Al Sharpton's National Action Network convention in New York City, most of the 2020 contenders affirmed their support for a bill that would create a commission to study reparations for African-Americans. "I firmly support congresswoman Jackson Lee's
bill," Gillibrand said. "But we must not only study the problem," she said, promising to address a range of related issues if elected president, such as affordable housing, environmental justice and the practice of redlining.
Source: CNBC: 2019 National Action Network & 2020 Democratic primary
Apr 5, 2019
Kamala Harris:
Judicial appointments should reject separate but equal
What we have to lose is a court system that is supposed to be impartial and unbiased. But I'll tell you all, I sit on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and I have been presented with a parade of anti-civil rights nominees who are getting lifetime
appointments on our courts. And let's be clear--if you don't agree that Brown v. Board of Education was decided correctly, my perspective is that you've got no business deciding any other case on any other court.
Source: Press release on National Action Network speech
Apr 20, 2018
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