Senate Approves $4.6B for Black Farmers, Indians
US News • November 2010 • Views: 647
Money Would go to Settle Longstanding Claims Against Government for Discrimination, Lack of Royalties
The Senate has approved almost $4.6 billion to settle long-standing claims brought by American Indians and black farmers against the government.
The money has been held up for months in the Senate as Democrats and Republicans squabbled over how to pay for it. The two class action lawsuits were filed over a decade ago.