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Shomari Figures: “This [Alabama] is a state that has the third lowest life…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 21:00

And the largest hospital in Montgomery, Alabama, the nation's. The state's capital, is in the midst of a bankruptcy and also facing risk of closure. And This [Alabama] is a state that has the third lowest life expectancy in the United States of America. So health care for us is not a talking point. Health care for us is protecting. Health care for us is a requisite. It's a requirement. It's something we have to do. (21:00–23:26)

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Asserts that Alabama has the third lowest life expectancy in the U.S.

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