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Ayanna Pressley: “As we approach the two-year mark since the onset of the pandemic, we have to be candid about its disproportionate impact…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2022
As we approach the two-year mark since the onset of the pandemic, we have to be candid about its disproportionate impact on the lives of Black, brown, indigenous, immigrant, and low income communities.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the pandemic's unequal effects on marginalized communities.

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