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Encouraging Cosponsorship of Tri-Caucus Covid-19 Vaccination Equity

Floor Speech

By: Raul Ruiz
By: Raul Ruiz
Date: April 21, 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Health and Health Care

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Mr. RUIZ. Madam Speaker, I rise today to encourage cosponsorship of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus-led Tri-Caucus COVID-19 Vaccination Equity resolution.

Hispanic, Black, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Native American communities continue to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not only are communities of color suffering disproportionately from COVID-19 complications, but they are receiving vaccines at a lower rate than their White counterparts. These inequities are not new. They highlight longstanding health, economic, and social disparities.

As chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, I worked with my Tri- Caucus colleagues to introduce this resolution, promoting equity in COVID-19 vaccinations. The resolution calls for solutions like prioritizing vaccines to communities with the highest rates of infections and deaths, working with trusted community partners, and implementing culturally, linguistically appropriate strategies.

During National Minority Health Month we must promote vaccine equity to the benefit of all Americans.

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