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Weeks ago, as it became clear that a deadly pandemic was spreading to the U.S. and that individuals with underlying medical conditions are more at risk, I worried that African American and Latinos would be hard hit due to long-standing disparities.
Matteson, IL – On Tuesday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a telephone town hall with hospital CEOs from Chicago's South Side and the South Suburbs to hear their concerns and invite suggestions for further legislative relief efforts.
Matteson, IL – Tuesday, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a telephone town hall with educators from the 2nd Congressional District to discuss the first three COVID19 response bills and hear suggestions for further legislative relief efforts.
Chicago, IL – On Monday morning, Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41), co-chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus, hosted a COVID19 conference call discussion with members of the Illinois Second District LGBTQ Task Force.
Matteson, IL – While limited data released to date show a clear and shocking trend in COVID-19 among African Americans, it is not surprising, said Congresswoman Robin Kelly, chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust during a recent conference call with young, frontline healthcare workers who provide services in high-risk communities.
Matteson, IL – Congresswoman Robin Kelly called on House leadership to waive local matching fund requirements for first responder grants used to respond to COVID-19.
Matteson, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a telephone town hall with school superintendents from the 2nd Congressional District to discuss the first three COVID19 response bills and hear suggestions for further legislative relief efforts.
As of early April, around 72 percent of the people who had died from the coronavirus in Chicago were African-American. Rep.
The coronavirus pandemic is a crisis unlike any we've seen in our lifetime. In the United States alone, hundreds of thousands of people are confirmed sick, more than 20,000 people have died, and more than 16 million have filed for unemployment.
Matteson, IL – Today, Congresswoman Robin Kelly hosted a telephone town hall discussion with farmers and agricultural workers from the 2nd Congressional District where participants discussed concerns related to the COVID19 crisis and their suggestions for further legislative relief efforts in Congress.