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On the recordApril 1, 2019
would you say that government policy, particularly centered around redlining, has contributed to the racial wealth gap?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez questions the impact of redlining on the racial wealth gap.

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