The committee will attempt to order. We are already having some technical problems. There we go. Thank you. Before i begin my Opening Statement this morning, i want to acknowledge the loss of congressman john lewis. The civil rights icon changed history. In 2015, i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bloody sunday march 2011. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing confluence of the Health Crisis economic depression series of killings laid bare the racial injustices in our country. Our focus today is on covid19 disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors as well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority movies. According to the New York Times analysis black and latino residents are infected with the virus at three times the rate of their white neighbors and they are nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine h
Statements, i want to acknowledge the loss over the weekend of congressman john lewis, a civil rights icon who changed history at great personal sacrifice. In 2015 i was honored to be among those who joined him in selma to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the blood sunday march which he led. I send my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. Todays hearing comes at a time when our nation is experiencing the confluence of a health crisis, economic depression and a series of killing is that laid bare the Racial Injustice that still paints the country. Our focus is on covid19s disproportionate impact on black and latino seniors. As well as seniors from other racial and ethnic minority communities, black and latino residents are infected with a virus, nearly twice as likely to die from covid19. The state of maine has the worst Racial Disparity in covid19 cases in the country, also comprise less then 2 of maines population, they account for approximately 23 of all cases, lik
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