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Shomari Figures: “10 of [the 13 counties in my district] either do not have a…”

Featuring: Shomari Figures, Democratic | U.S. House Alabama, 2nd Congressional District

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And this is in a district where the individual median income is just north of $32,000. I have 13 counties in my district. 10 of [the 13 counties in my district] either do not have a hospital because it has recently closed, or their hospital is on literal life support. and they have to go to a county commission or a city council every single month to make payroll. And the largest hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, the nation's. (22:54–23:02)

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Asserts that 10 out of 13 counties in Shomari Figures' district lack a functioning hospital.

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