Lauren Underwood actually said...

"In May, the House passed the HEROES Act, which included nearly $7.5 billion in direct funding for public health departments."

"The harm done by this pandemic has not been inflicted evenly. Communities of color are experiencing disproportionate rates of illness, hospitalization, financial loss, and death."

"To tackle these inequities head-on, we need to make culturally-relevant investment in public health and economic opportunity."

"We need to end these racial disparities in healthcare, whether it is COVID related or in our larger healthcare system."