Bernie Sanders said he'd sign a bill to research reparations for descendants of slaves if elected president

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Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday told Rev. Al Sharpton he would sign a bill to research reparations for descendants of slaves if elected president.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally in Santa Monica, Calif. By the time California's presidential primary finally arrived in 2016, Sanders was a beaten man. This time around, everything has changed.

"If the House and Senate pass that bill of course I would sign it...There needs to be a study," Sanders said at the National Action Network conference in New York City. "If the House and Senate pass that bill of course I would sign it...There needs to be a study," Sanders told Sharpton at the National Action Network conference in midtown Manhattan on Friday.Bernie Sanders when asked about reparations says there are 'better ways' to help people than 'writing out a check'

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