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

Lee: "How we could solve the Black maternal mortality crisis if we can't say 'Black'?"

Published April 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:37

Your administration's fiscal year 27 budget proposes eliminating Healthy Start, which is one of the federal government's primary community based maternal health programs. And You've made it a priority of HHS to end diversity, equity and inclusion. So yes or no? My question for you is if a medical school or public health school educates students about addressing the black maternal mortality crisis, would you consider that an illegal di dei? (00:37–00:42)

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Asserts that the Department of Health and Human Services has prioritized ending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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“Black women in my district are more likely to die during pregnancy than their peers in 97% of US cities.”
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“Your administration's fiscal year 27 budget proposes eliminating Healthy Start.”
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“Your agency told programs to remove a list of nearly 200 words and phrases from their funding applications, including the word black.”
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“We have a mortality rate that is not matched by any other country as what we would call developed as ours.”
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“The vast majority of those deaths are preventable.”
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“Healthy Start [is] one of the federal government's primary community-based maternal health programs.”
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“Black maternal health still has worse outcomes than other people.”
Lee: "How we could solve the Black maternal mortality crisis if we can't say 'Black'?" | Uploaded April 17, 2026 | 02:36-02:41