Read minutes from 1996 Louisiana House committee meeting

The minutes from a 1996 Louisiana House committee meeting show the efforts that then-state Rep. Steve Scalise took to water down — and try to kill — a resolution apologizing for the role slavery played in the state’s history.

The minutes, obtained by The Hill, say the Louisiana Republican “took exception to being asked to apologize for something the present generation had no part in.” The notes also say that as a “voice for government, he opposes speaking on behalf of his constituents in such a way.”

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HCR 22 1996 Extr Session

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