[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H2003-H2004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  ENCOURAGING COSPONSORSHIP OF TRI-CAUCUS COVID-19 VACCINATION EQUITY

  (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  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

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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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