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On the recordSeptember 20, 2022
It hurts me to say, but also communities that are of color. Is there a need for us to maybe spend time trying to make corrections in our policies so that smaller communities and communities of color are not ignored?
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Emanuel Cleaver
Democratic · Missouri

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Cleaver expresses concern about federal aid disparities affecting smaller and minority communities.

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