And the autism rates, which the President is particularly concerned with have dropped from less than one in 10,000 in 1970 to one in every 31 kids today. This is a national security issue. Eight out of 10 of our children, of our young men cannot qualify for military service. It's national security. It's our economy. It's wrecking. This is an existential crisis for our country and I'm so grateful. (06:54–07:01)
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