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Three Democrat senators have introduced a bill that would reform the U.S. Department of Agriculture and create a system of land grants to transfer millions of acres to Black farmers at no charge.
Sen. Cory Booker, D‑N.J., the lead sponsor of the bill, tweeted Tuesday, “I’m proud to team up with @ewarren and @SenGillibrand to introduce the Justice for Black Farmers Act. We need to balance the scales after decades of systemic racism within @USDA have harmed Black farmers.”
The bill was announced on Nov. 19 by Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D‑Mass., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D‑N.Y., and is set to be released on Nov. 30.
