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Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., leaves a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol.
Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., leaves a meeting with the House Democratic Caucus in the Capitol. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Karen Bass, D-Calif., talks about the disturbing trend of African Americans dying at a higher rate from COVID-19 than the rest of the U.S. population. As a former health care worker, she believes we need better data to figure out why this is occurring.

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