Summer Lee: “Three in four black adults develop hypertension by age 55.”

“The life expectancy for black people in my district is eight years earlier than white people. Black women are dying three times more during pregnancy than white women. Three in four black adults develop hypertension by age 55. We still have no widespread cures for uterine fibroids or sickle cell anemia. We have not solved health disparities in this country.” (00:32–00:38)

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