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Reid Aide Assails GOP On ‘Injustice’

10/07/2010 10:43 am 0 comments

Source: Meredith Shiner / Politico

A spokesman for Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) slammed Republicans for blocking legal settlements for black farmers and Native American trust holders, saying they should “have the courage to say” whether they are “fundamentally opposed to delivering justice” to minority Americans.

“If Republicans are fundamentally opposed to ending this injustice for black farmers and Native American trust account-holders, they should at least have the courage to say so and stop playing games with this critical issue,” said Reid spokesman Jim Manley in a statement.

The Senate had been working on an agreement to pass the Pigford and Cobell settlements by unanimous consent Wednesday before adjourning for elections, but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) told Reid he would object to the measure. The Democrats have not offered the consent request as of Wednesday evening and another representative for Reid said it was unclear whether they would.

Coburn also objected to the bill – which approves money for settlements of massive litigation brought by Native American trust holders against the Interior Department and black farmers against the Agriculture Department – when Reid offered it by consent in May. Reid could have filed cloture on this at any time after Coburn’s first objection to attempt to force a vote, but did not do so.

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