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Riley Moore: “Life expectancy [in West Virginia] is like 71 years. I mean…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Rep. Moore Questions HHS Secretary RFK, Jr. During HHS Budget Hearing

Published | Video Starts at 00:14

And we heard some numbers cited in terms of life expectancy in certain communities. I can tell you in my state, Life expectancy [in West Virginia] is like 71 years. I mean, it's the lowest in the country. And part of that is obviously we live in food deserts, right? That point that you made earlier is just that. (00:14–00:24)

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Asserts that life expectancy in West Virginia is the lowest in the United States at 71 years.

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