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On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
Today we still live with racial disparities in access to education, healthcare, housing, insurance, employment, and other social goods that are directly attributable to the damaging legacy of slavery and government-sponsored racial discrimination.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Nadler points out ongoing racial disparities linked to historical injustices.

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