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Taifa Butler: IRA should have included aid for childcare, affordable housing, more

Allison R. Donahue
The Michigan Advance

President Joe Biden needs to do more to meet the needs of people of color.

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“We can appreciate the administration’s efforts while still acknowledging that recent federal policy advances come as a result of tireless organizing and advocacy in Black and Brown communities and by our labor partners, not to mention voting in overwhelming numbers despite the barriers,” Butler said Tuesday during a virtual forum hosted by the Michigan League for Public Policy (MLPP). 

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