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On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
I mean, I just find this, you know, heartbreaking because this really correlates to so much of what's happening in my own community and in most communities, minority communities, underserved communities, where people are dying of preventable diseases.
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands

Editor's note · Context

Plaskett expresses concern about health disparities in minority communities.

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