“I’m going to urge him to do it,” said the Maryland Democrat.
Republicans oppose sending tax dollars to some based on their race. They argue the idea would exacerbate racial tensions in the U.S.
Paying cash reparations garnered support from just 29% of Americans in an Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll taken in the fall of 2019. Black Americans overwhelmingly favored reparations with 74% supporting the idea, compared to 15% of White Americans.
Mr. Biden supports the idea of a commission, said a White House aide.
However, the aide also said the administration doesn’t need a study to act on racial justice, pointing to the president’s executive order directing agencies to address systemic racism.
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