Far-left Democrat Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) announced she will introduce the “Reparations Now Resolution” on Thursday—demanding trillions of dollars be handed out to Black Americans in the name of so-called “racial justice.”
The radical push was unveiled during a congressional race grievance circus hosted by Democrat Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) on Tuesday, May 13, titled “Why We Can’t Wait: Advancing Reparative Justice in Our Lifetime.”
Booker was joined by the usual far-left suspects: Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), and Summer Lee.
According to its press release:
The briefing will highlight the urgent need for federal legislative action to address historical and systemic racial injustices. Key federal legislation includes:
- S.40 / H.R. 40 – Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act (Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Ayanna Pressley)
- Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Commission Act (Sen. Cory Booker, Rep. Jasmine Crockett)
- S. 1051 – Historic Greenwood District – Black Wall Street National Monument Establishment Act (Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. James Lankford)
- Reparations Now Resolution (Rep. Summer Lee)
- G.I. (Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren of the Institutionalized Generation) Restoration Act (Sen. Raphael Warnock)
- Restoring Artistic Protection (RAP) Act (Rep. Hank Johnson)
- Tulsa-Greenwood Claims Accountability Act (Rep. Hank Johnson)
- H.J.Res.67 – Original Slavery Remembrance Month Resolution (Rep. Al Green)
During the event, Lee boldly declared that Americans have a “moral and legal obligation” to pay reparations, according to Fox News.
She called for the total reconstruction of American society — not to serve all Americans, but to cater to a progressive agenda based on grievance politics.
She went on to suggest that “restoring Black folks” requires a vast and “substantive” redistribution of wealth.
The resolution itself cites slavery, Jim Crow laws, redlining, and so-called “systemic racism” as justification for this unprecedented financial demand. But what it fails to mention is that no living American has ever owned a slave, and this push for reparations would punish millions of Americans — including veterans, and working-class families — for sins they never committed.