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Tweet - "Racial disparities in health care have been magnified by #COVID19. Black Chicagoans are dying from #COVID19 at nearly 5x the rate of white Chicagoans. And black Illinoisans account for more than 40% of #COVID19 deaths in IL, despite only making up 15% of the state's population."

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Date: April 14, 2020
Issues: National Security Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Health and Health Care

"Racial disparities in health care have been magnified by #COVID19. Black Chicagoans are dying from #COVID19 at nearly 5x the rate of white Chicagoans. And black Illinoisans account for more than 40% of #COVID19 deaths in IL, despite only making up 15% of the state's population."

"That is unacceptable. Today, @SenDuckworth & I joined Illinois House Democrats in urging @SecAzar & @HHSgov to do more to address the deeply entrenched inequalities in our health care system that have led to these disparities in outcomes for patients."

@SenatorDurbin


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