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Summer Lee: “We have a mortality rate that is not matched by any other…”

Featuring: Summer Lee, Democratic | U.S. House Pennsylvania, District 12

Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications

Published April 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:19

That's what DE and I. Well, first of all, DE and I make sure that we have black doctors or women doctors. We're talking about the fact that We have a mortality rate that is not matched by any other country as what we would call developed as ours. Really quickly. In yesterday's Ways and Means committee hearing, you denied saying that every black kid is now just a standard put on Adderall, SSRIs, benzos, which are known to induce violence. (04:19–04:28)

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Asserts that the US has a higher mortality rate compared to other developed countries.

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“Black women are at least three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:19-00:26
“Black women in my district are more likely to die during pregnancy than their peers in 97% of US cities.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:19-00:26
“The NIH canceled grants researching black maternal health.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:31-00:35
“Your administration's fiscal year 27 budget proposes eliminating Healthy Start.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:36-00:41
“Your agency told programs to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications, including the word black.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 02:58-03:06
“The vast majority of those [pregnancy-related] deaths are preventable.”
Summer Lee Confronts RFK Jr. On HHS Directive To Remove 'DEI' Language From Funding Applications | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 00:16-00:20
“Healthy Start [is] one of the federal government's primary community-based maternal health programs.”
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