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Obama and the ‘Pigford’ Cases

Posted on April 29, 2011

Q: Did then-Sen. Barack Obama get a law "passed in dead silence" that allowed black farmers to file "unlawful" discrimination claims against the USDA totaling $1.25 billion? A: No. Obama supported the 2008 bill, but did not sponsor it or vote on it. It was not "passed in dead silence"; …
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