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Ayanna Pressley: Systemic racism must be met with intentional, decisive systemic solutions and Congress has to move with urgency to…

On the recordMarch 9, 2021
Systemic racism must be met with intentional, decisive systemic solutions and Congress has to move with urgency to expand discrimination protections to include our LGBTQ+ neighbors and voucher holders.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the need for urgent legislative action against systemic racism in housing.

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