You can't make this up.
The panel's member, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), accused pharmacy giant Walgreens of racial discrimination for its decision to close stores in high-crime neighborhoods, including locations in her district, Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District.
During a speech on the House floor, Rep. Pressley condemned the pharmaceutical giant for its decision to close a store on Warren Street in Roxbury, an area it noted is “85% black and Latino.”
She cited the move as part of a troubling pattern of withdrawal from low-income communities. The radical congresswoman condemned the impact of these closures on residents who rely on pharmacies to obtain essential items, including medicines and health supplies.
“When Walgreens leave a neighborhood, they disrupt an entire community, taking with them baby formula, diapers, asthma inhalers, life-saving medications, and of course jobs. These closures are not arbitrary, and they are not innocent. They are life-threatening acts of racial and economic discrimination,” she claimed. .
Rep. Pressley, along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D) and Ed Markey (D), called for a detailed explanation from the Walgreens CEO.
“Why was there no community input, no proper notification to customers, and no transitional resources to prevent gaps in health care? Shame on you, Walgreens. Having a website with talking points about health equity and underserved communities is not enough. Walgreens is a company that It is worth billions of dollars and needs to put its money where its mouth is and stop disinvesting from black and brown communities.
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.@WalgreensThe closing of their location on Warren St. in Roxbury as a life-threatening, disruptive act of racial and economic discrimination.
As a multi-billion dollar company, it must put its money where its mouth is and stop divesting from Black and people of color communities. pic.twitter.com/FziF9ZbHvb
– Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) January 31, 2024
In 2020, the FBI ranked Massachusetts as the most violent state in New England.
Goal.org wrote: “By population, Massachusetts takes the honors in New England violence with a rate of 308.8 per hundred thousand. That's nearly three times the violent crime rate in Maine (108) and more than double the rate in New Hampshire ( 146.4) It is worth noting that the three least violent states in New England are constitutional states that actually encourage responsible citizens to exercise their Second Amendment civil rights.
“This is not surprising and is certainly preserving the commonwealth as one of the most violent states in Northeast America,” said Jim Wallace, executive director of GOAL. “In 2018, we released the Massachusetts Gun Control Success Report — a false and dangerous narrative that proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that the commonwealth’s laws and policies were an abject failure. No one listened and no major media outlets covered the story. So the state’s leadership doesn’t She blames no one but herself!”
American cities will eventually become retail deserts, all because of Democratic policies and weak leaders who won't prosecute crime.
Pharmacy chain CVS announced it will close 900 stores by the end of 2024, citing theft as a major problem.
This news comes at the same time that Target announced the closure of nine stores for similar reasons.
A CVS drug store in Washington, D.C., has removed much of its inventory from shelves and is using the space to display photos of what customers were able to get for themselves.
Conservative commentator Joey Mannarino Published to X The photos claimed to be from the CVS store on H Street in Washington, DC
“This is from the CVS on H Street in Washington, D.C. Due to the theft getting out of hand, they have now stocked almost all of the items and only have pictures of what is in stock. Just press the button and the sales associate will get you what you need.”
Stores in San Francisco are now securing their refrigerators and bathrooms with chains to prevent theft, with one store experiencing up to 20 burglaries in a single day.
NEW: The Walgreens at 16th/Geary in San Francisco has restricted the freezer section ⛓️
The workers said the thieves usually cleaned up the pizza and ice cream every night. They are usually stroked 20 times a day. Almost the entire store is closed. @KPIXtv
free @greenbergnation pic.twitter.com/lfFWmkLWdo
– Betty You (@bett_you) July 18, 2023
So, instead of prosecuting criminals, Democrats are now turning to business owners.
