Joseph P. Kennedy III: “I urge passage of this bill, and I yield back my time.”

We've really got to take a proactive approach here.

And, Doctor, you touched on this already a little bit, but just to flesh this out for us a bit more, how does Medicaid expansion specifically help States to respond to the current unprecedented health and economic crisis?

Mistrust amongst people of color isn't surprising considering the long history of structural racism and unethical medical experimentation on this population.

Beyond the horrific loss of life caused by this pandemic and the administration's failed response, the economic consequence of job losses, business closures, imminent evictions, will last for generations.