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“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to begin by acknowledging the extraordinary leadership of Frederica Wilson, who has spent her entire life dedicated to the well-being of young Black men and boys and has decades and decades of incredible support of young people in her community. This commission is a reflection of that commitment. Merely because of the color of their skin, Black men and boys are criminalized, separated from their families and communities, and targeted for police violence at alarmingly high rates. Black men are 250 percent more likely to be killed by police than White men. That fact is a stain on the soul of this country. But America's sins extend far beyond the deadly disparities in policing. Racism touches nearly every aspect of our lives, oftentimes in the most insidious and subtle of ways, yet still in plain view in the areas of healthcare, education, and economic opportunities. We must address the sins of America's past that have revealed themselves in the inequalities of America's present. The Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys moves us one step closer to building a more perfect Union where all Americans, regardless of race, have an equal opportunity, not just to get by, but to get ahead. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his courtesy, and I strongly urge my colleagues to support this excellent bill. Mrs. McBATH. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms.…”