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On the recordJune 21, 2020
the racial and ethnic inequities that have existed for generations but the virus is now bringing that into stark relief
Said by
Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle highlights how COVID-19 exposes longstanding racial and ethnic disparities.

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