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On the recordSeptember 28, 2021
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhumane because it often results in physical death.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Clyburn emphasizes the severe impact of health inequality.

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