[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E692]
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 SUPPORT FOR S. 2163, THE COMMISSION ON THE SOCIAL STATUS OF BLACK MEN 
                              AND BOYS ACT

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                               speech of

                         HON. HALEY M. STEVENS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 27, 2020

  Ms. STEVENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this important 
legislation. As our country faces a public health and economic crisis, 
we are in desperate need of the talents of black men and boys to 
address these unprecedented challenges.
  Our country's history of institutional racism has caused tremendous 
inequality. This legislation confronts the educational and economic 
disparities experienced by black men and boys for far too long.
  This nation will rise when all of us are able to rise together.
  I thank my friends, Congresswomen Frederica Wilson and Lucy McBath, 
for their inspiring leadership.

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