GOP senators, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, have little interest in Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE’s (D-N.J.) proposal to study awarding reparations to descendants of slaves, they tell HuffPost in an article published Thursday.

“I think it’s too remote in time. I think it’s too divisive,” Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters this week. The panel would be tasked with marking up the bill, which Booker introduced earlier this week.

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“I don’t think anybody ― black or white, man or woman, whatever your nationality ― is responsible for what somebody else did, somebody else, black or white, did 150 years ago,” Sen. John Kennedy John Neely KennedyMORE (R-La.), who also sits on the panel, reportedly said Wednesday.

Sen. Tim Scott Timothy (Tim) Eugene ScottAuthor Ryan Girdusky: RNC worked best when highlighting 'regular people' as opposed to 'standard Republicans' Now is the time to renew our focus on students and their futures GOP lobbyists pleasantly surprised by Republican convention MORE (R-S.C.), the first Southern African-American senator elected since Reconstruction, also said he didn’t support the idea, citing comments by House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the top-ranking African-American in Congress, who told the Charleston Post & Courier, “I think pure reparations would be impossible to implement.”

“Essentially a conversation about reparations is just something that’s not even a realistic possibility, so it’s something I don’t think we spend any time conversing on,” Scott told HuffPost. Scott has occasionally defied his Republican colleagues on racial issues, opposing the nomination of judicial nominee Thomas Farr earlier this year over concerns about his positions on voting rights.

Booker, a 2020 presidential candidate, introduced legislation in the Senate Tuesday that mirrors a bill introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Sheila Jackson LeeHillicon Valley: Murky TikTok deal raises questions about China's role | Twitter investigating automated image previews over apparent algorithmic bias | House approves bill making hacking federal voting systems a crime House approves legislation making hacking voting systems a federal crime Lawmakers press CDC for guidance on celebrating Halloween during pandemic MORE (D-Texas). The measure would form a commission to analyze the "impact of slavery and continuing discrimination against African-Americans" and make recommendations on potential reparations proposals.

Fellow presidential candidates Sens. Kamala Harris Kamala HarrisButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice First presidential debate to cover coronavirus, Supreme Court Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (D-Calif.) and Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Bernie Sanders warns of 'nightmare scenario' if Trump refuses election results Harris joins women's voter mobilization event also featuring Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Jane Fonda MORE (I-Vt.) have both stated they would sign a bill establishing a reparations study commission as president.