Tony Cardenas actually said...

"Social determinants of health tend to determine about 40 percent of health outcomes, which is more than genetics or access to care."

"I have seen firsthand what COVID-19 has done in our community and the systematic racism that is happening across a lot of different areas including healthcare."

"Your focus with legislation on the social determinants of health gets directly at the issue."

"As a result of the coronavirus pandemic a bright light has recently been shown on the health disparities and inequities that have always existed in the United States."