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Stacey Plaskett: “I know the work that the gentlewoman from Illinois has done in health disparities that African Americans face. We…”

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
I know the work that the gentlewoman from Illinois has done in health disparities that African Americans face. We disproportionately are struck with hypertension, high blood pressure, and diabetes, which are some of the things that we are concerned about. Lapse in coverage under the Affordable Care Act will affect African Americans in a large way because then those will become preexisting conditions, which are not covered under this healthcare plan. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Kelly).
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Stacey Plaskett
Democratic · Virgin Islands
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Mar 20, 2017

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