Biden Supports Study on Slavery Reparations as House Democrats Push Bill

Biden Supports Study on Slavery Reparations as House Democrats Push Bill
President Joe Biden is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 17, 2021. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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President Joe Biden backs studying whether reparations should be paid to descendants of slaves, the White House said Wednesday, as House Democrats held a hearing on a bill that would establish a panel to study the issue.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters in Washington that Biden would “certainly support a study on reparations” while also understanding “we don’t don’t need a study to take action, right now, on systemic racism.”

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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