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Summer Lee: we absolutely need to look at healthcare-specific reparations remedies.

On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
we absolutely need to look at healthcare-specific reparations remedies.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes the need for reparations focused on healthcare for the Black community.

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