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On the recordFebruary 28, 2011
This is such an important time for this discussion. ... we are literally during this month debating steps that will severely undercut and undermine that legacy. Can we, Mr. Speaker, cut nearly $750 million from the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, the WIC program, while we have a record high unemployment rate throughout our country, but especially among African Americans? We can't do that. The unemployment rate among African Americans is over 15 percent.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee
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govinfo.gov
Feb 28, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker addresses the impact of proposed budget cuts on vulnerable communities during Black History Month.

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