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Bill Lee: It may be three and a half percent for the general population, but in communities of colors it is a lot higher. It is…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2020
It may be three and a half percent for the general population, but in communities of colors it is a lot higher. It is twice that.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Barbara Lee highlights the disparity in unemployment rates in communities of color.

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