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On the recordJuly 15, 2020
The disproportionate devastation this public health crisis is having on Native American communities lays bare the U.S. government's failure to adequately address limited health services, broken infrastructure, and dire economic crisis.
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Chuy Garcia
Illinois

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Critiquing the government's response to health and economic issues in Native communities during the pandemic.

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