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On the recordJune 22, 2020
But to my people in Massachusetts and our people in Chelsea--maybe they are predominantly Black and brown, men, women, and children--this administration's failure to test was no joke.
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Joseph P. Kennedy III
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Highlighting the serious consequences of inadequate testing for marginalized communities.

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