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Grace Meng: “When it comes to making hard decisions about infrastructure, low-income communities and communities of color often get…”

On the recordMarch 17, 2021
When it comes to making hard decisions about infrastructure, low-income communities and communities of color often get the short end of the stick.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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Meng highlights the unfair impact of infrastructure decisions on marginalized communities.

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