Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Ohio for those wonderful remarks and her continued leadership here in the House of Representatives. Madam Speaker, I rise today to discuss health equity disparities in America. Today, American minorities do not get the same quality of healthcare as our White counterparts, and it causes too many of them to die needlessly every single day. It is a problem that we must solve immediately. The numbers tell the story. African Americans are 24 percent more likely to die in this country than White Americans. The average life expectancy for a White American male is 75. For Black American males, it is about 71. African Americans between 18 and 49 years old are twice as likely to die from heart disease than our White counterparts. African Americans between 35 and 64 years old are 50 percent more likely to have high blood pressure than our counterparts. One out of every five African-American deaths could have been prevented if they received the same level of healthcare as White Americans. This should not be a surprise to anyone. Research shows that Black Americans receive less and lower quality care than White Americans for a variety of ailments. One study of 400 U.S. hospitals found that African Americans with heart disease received cheaper and older treatments than White Americans, not the newest technology available. They were less likely to receive coronary bypass operations.…”