Yes.
As Lenore said, you can't address a problem unless you know what the problem is. The collection of race-based data for this bill, the collection of race-based data by race and socio-economic status, environmental risk, and also health outcomes is very crucial. We know what's happening.
I work on qualitative issues. I have the stories of the communities, but we also need the statistics, right? Those two things, the stories that many of us have shared over the years as well as the statistics provide a context for government to say, “Okay. This is what is happening and now we can address it.”