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On the recordJune 22, 2020
We know that Black and brown people across this country are more than twice as likely to die as those who are white from this virus...
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Joseph Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Emphasizing racial disparities in COVID-19 mortality rates.

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Jun 16, 2020

If we are going to be sure that history does not repeat itself, which it will if we do not act, wealthier and White communities won't see those shortages or long waits, but others certainly will.

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Do you know, roughly, how much Medicaid pays annually for that treatment? Well, about $7 billion or so.

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Do you know--walk me through the reasons that account for that.

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We have failed by letting our public transit options crumble and our public housing deteriorate.

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