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On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
It is vitally important because at the root it is being blind when we make policies across the board on many issues, and the effect of many policies that on the face appear race neutral. They are not.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the racial implications of seemingly neutral policies.

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