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Congresswoman Barbara Lee: “Centuries of structural racism has created a system where African Americans and other communities of color struggle to access quality health care – making the current crisis even more deadly.”
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DEMOCRATS TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SECRETARY AZAR: ABANDON PLAN TO UNDERMINE CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS
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House Democrats: “This proposed rule is misguided with potentially dangerous consequences for the Americans we represent and the programs our Committees oversee. It will eviscerate uniform nondiscrimination protections that apply to all HHS programs.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES PRAISES LEGAL WIN AGAINST TRUMP’S DISCRIMINATORY “REFUSAL OF CARE” RULE
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New York Attorney General Letitia James: “Health care is a basic right that should never be subject to political games. Once again, the courts have blocked the Trump Administration from implementing a discriminatory rule that would only hurt Americans. The refusal of care rule was an unlawful attempt to allow health care providers to openly discriminate and refuse to provide necessary health care to patients based on providers’ ‘religious beliefs or moral objections.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES ASKS COURT TO BLOCK TRUMP’S DISCRIMINATORY HEALTHCARE RULE
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NY AG James: “The Trump Administration’s repeated attempts to strip coverage away and deny access to care for millions of Americans is shameful.”
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