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On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
This nation and this government need to change their whole approach to the issue of racial equity. Yes, we need criminal justice reform, but that isn’t nearly enough. We need to open the promise of America to every American. And that means we need to make the issue of racial equity not just an issue for any one department of government, it has to be the business of the whole of government.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware
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msnbc.com

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Biden emphasized the need for a comprehensive approach to racial equity in government.

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