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On the recordJune 22, 2020
We really have to open up that lens. And when we are talking about these health inequities, we do have to go back to the 400 years of slavery.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Lee advocates for a broader perspective on health inequities linked to historical injustices.

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