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On the recordJuly 20, 2021
My Environmental Justice Mapping and Data Collection Act with Senator Markey would collect, map, and layer data on environmental racism to ensure that, at a bare minimum, 40 percent of funds go to reduce emissions and cleanup the communities most in need.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush discusses her legislation aimed at addressing environmental racism.

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