Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
I think of black and brown communities and children whose asthma diagnosis amounts to nothing more than a death sentence.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Barragan highlights the severe health disparities in asthma rates among minority children.

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