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Jon Ossoff: “If you are born today in the state of Georgia, your life…”

Featuring: Jon Ossoff, Democratic | U.S. Senate Georgia

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Ossoff Addresses Black Women Leaders in Atlanta | 07.24.2026

Published | Video Starts at 11:04

They try to numb us. They try to numb us to the suffering and death that result from their decisions and their poor leadership. Angela, If you are born today in the state of Georgia, your life expectancy is less than if you were born today in Lebanon. a country that's been in a state of intermittent civil war for decades now. Think about this. Lebanon's national economy is 40 times smaller than Georgia's state economy. (11:04–11:13)

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