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Tomorrow's juneteenth holiday we're seeing unprecedented action taken on the issue of reparations for the descendants of slaves. what a long-standing federal bill to explore reparations has lost momentum under this congress. some house progressives are pushing to keep the issue at the forefront with new legislation. several cities in the state of california have established some form of repetitive justice program. and the golden state has established an -- reparation task force which is preparing to turn over a range of recommendations. -- next week. a new book from a team of academics lays ou...

Passed the debt ceiling without all of this. this negotiation could have happened later, and i think we do feel like we're being held he or she -- hostage. >> we're seal people from both sides of the political seesaw. we have more than 30 house republicans saying they don't to want vote for this deal. and then on the other side of this, we're watching house progressives come out and say they don't want to vote for this. what it leaves, though, is a pretty hefty piece of the middle, the moderate wings of both parties. that's where this deal will ultimately be passed if it is passed. several mem...

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) announced she would be voting against the bill on Wednesday, setting the stage for several other progressive lawmakers to fall in line behind her.

Us on the right track. >> to start off the coverage this hour, nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali and nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli. where do things stand right now? the congressional progressive caucus chair says no. potentially meaning that others in that caucus could go no. what is it looking like on the house right now? >> reporter: certainly the fact that chairwoman jayapal would come out and say she's a no, that her group is whipping their votes right now and that she thinks many of her fellow progressive nive members will e at no is notable. it is important ...

From TPM Reader JR … Great post, as always. I ended up reading this back-to-back with articles like this Bloomberg piece, in which House Progressives are…