Rep. Engel Issues Statement Regarding Disproportionate Impact of Coronavirus on Minority Communities
May 01, 2020
May 01, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement after a virtual Energy and Commerce Committee briefing on the impact of coronavirus on minority communities:
"Long before the start of the coronavirus epidemic, communities of color faced significant challenges in accessing culturally-competent health care due to historically unjust social policies. Recently, New York City has seen these inequities have an unconscionable effect on pregnant women: . . .
"Long before the start of the coronavirus epidemic, communities of color faced significant challenges in accessing culturally-competent health care due to historically unjust social policies. Recently, New York City has seen these inequities have an unconscionable effect on pregnant women: . . .