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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
I am very concerned that these sectors of the economy that have been hit the hardest during this pandemic are those intended to employ workers who are already economically vulnerable, exacerbating economic inequity.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn expresses concern about economic inequity worsened by the pandemic.

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