U.S.: Screwed-over minorities finally unscrewed by legislative process
- $3.4
billion the amount headed to Native Americans over land trust royalty mismanagement by the government - $1.15
billion the amount headed to black farmers unfairly refused loans by the Agriculture Department source
- » The worst part about the mess: The cases dragged on for much longer than they should have partly because the Senate could not get a majority vote on funding either of these settlements over a number of years. They passed the bill Friday. The House has to pass this still, but they’ve already done that twice, so it should be less of an issue.