In an interview with Politico, the following words came out of Cassidy’s mouth: “About a third of our population is African American; African Americans have a higher incidence of maternal mortality. So, if you correct our population for race, we’re not as much of an outlier as it’d otherwise appear. Now, I say that not to minimize the issue but to focus the issue as to where it would be. For whatever reason, people of color have a higher incidence of maternal mortality.”
Scum POS. I’m sure he will start fixing the issue instead contributing to it.
I think he’s pointing out that this is a federal race-connected issue, not a local state issue. As in other states have similar stats if you group the numbers by race.
If that is correct, that’s a fair assessment. He should obviously work with the rest of Congress to solve that national issue, though, and he should really spearhead it if it affects his state more.
Overall, according to Louisiana’s Department of Health, “four black mothers die for every white mother” in the state. It outpaces a three-to-one ratio nationwide, which is already the worst in the developed world, Politico reported.
If only states were capable of doing things to improve the lives of their residents above what the nation as a whole can do. Clearly it’s impossible. Woe be this poor powerless state politician.
Your justification doesn’t hold within its own logic. And doesn’t address how blatantly racist the statement itself is.
Scum POS. I’m sure he will start fixing the issue instead contributing to it.
I think he’s pointing out that this is a federal race-connected issue, not a local state issue. As in other states have similar stats if you group the numbers by race.
If that is correct, that’s a fair assessment. He should obviously work with the rest of Congress to solve that national issue, though, and he should really spearhead it if it affects his state more.
Still a greater Louisiana problem
https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-senator-la-outlier-maternal-death-rate-skewed-black-women-2022-5
If only states were capable of doing things to improve the lives of their residents above what the nation as a whole can do. Clearly it’s impossible. Woe be this poor powerless state politician.
Your justification doesn’t hold within its own logic. And doesn’t address how blatantly racist the statement itself is.