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Elizabeth Warren Introduces The ‘Anti-Racism In Public Health Act’

“It is time we start treating structural racism like we would treat any other public health problem.”

Paul Bois
Elizabeth Warren Introduces The ‘Anti-Racism In Public Health Act’
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In line with the several states that made similar declarations, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other Democrats introduced legislation on Thursday that would make racism a “public health crisis.”

According to Fox News, Warren joined forces with Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) to promote the Anti-Racism in Public Health Act, which would therefore put COVID-19 restrictions in the same square as Black Lives Matter protests.

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