Political Quotes

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
The United States of America is leading in maternal mortality. That is women dying in childbirth.
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Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

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Lawrence highlights the critical issue of maternal mortality in the U.S.

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