I think the federal government has a vested interest in ensuring that its citizens survive childbirth. Well, we are meeting that obligation. We are not. Your agency told programs to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications, including the word black. Do you have an idea of how we could solve the black maternal mortality crisis if we can't say black? President Trump is trying to end division in this country. (00:11–00:19)
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Asserts that a federal agency instructed programs to remove specific words, including "black," from funding applications.
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