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Summer Lee: As we have gone through this pandemic, we recognize disproportionately that African Americans, the descendants of the…

On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
As we have gone through this pandemic, we recognize disproportionately that African Americans, the descendants of the slave trade in many cases, have no health insurance and, in many other cases, are under insured along those lines as well.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing healthcare disparities faced by African Americans during the pandemic.

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