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Bill Lee: “This is a matter of racial justice, because women who have money and majority, excuse me, of women who don’t have money…”

On the recordMay 2, 2022
This is a matter of racial justice, because women who have money and majority, excuse me, of women who don’t have money are low and who are low income are black and brown women.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
Source
msnbc.com

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Barbara Lee highlights the intersection of race and economic status in the context of access to abortion services.

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