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David Schweikert: “If you take a look at mortality statistics, is it moral to…”

Featuring: David Schweikert, Republican | U.S. House, Arizona, District 1

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Published | Video Starts at 25:24

You told the truth. And it's almost like they weren't ready to have those from the political class do something that's uncomfortable, let's say. But the math is the math. If you take a look at mortality statistics, is it moral to have a society particularly working prime age males? They're dying younger and younger. and younger. What we've done to younger people in the country, what we're doing to seniors, we can fix this. We just gotta be willing to do some difficult policy here. (25:24–25:40)

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Asserts that mortality statistics show younger deaths among prime age males.

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