RALEIGH (WTVD) -- There's been a major blow to victims of the state's eugenics program, who had reason to expect compensation this summer. It now looks like that may not happen. <\/p>\n
\"I think it's a shameful, shameful day,\" said Rep. Alma Adams, (D) Guilford County. \"We talk the talk. We don't walk the walk.\" <\/p>\n
Adams, like so many others in the State House, thought the state was going to compensate living victims of North Carolina's Eugenics Program. Members of the House put up a bill that would give victims $50,000 each. It also put $11 million in their budget to pay for it. <\/p>\n
However, that all came crashing down in the State Senate Wednesday. <\/p>\n
\"What happened is the Democrats tied eugenics to a tax increase,\" said President Pro-tem Sen. Phil Berger. <\/p>\n
Berger said many Republicans in his chamber don't support the payout and the $11 million wasn't included in their budget. So Democrat Clark Jenkins, of Edgecombe County, tagged it on to an amendment, which failed. <\/p>\n
\"Once a measure is a defeated measure in the Senate, it's not eligible for consideration at a later date,\" said Berger. <\/p>\n
\"My understanding is it was not in the House budget,\" said Jenkins. \"I was trying to bring some attention to it on the Senate side and so, I failed. The leadership did not want it in there.\" <\/p>\n
Lawmakers said it may still be possible to get it done. But now, however, it's a much longer road. <\/p>\n
\"The maneuver the Ds attempted on the floor makes it much less likely it occurs,\" said Berger. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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