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Robin Kelly: “In my home State of Illinois, that disparity climbs to six times.”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
In my home State of Illinois, that disparity climbs to six times.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the severe racial disparity in maternal deaths in Illinois.

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