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Lisa Blunt Rochester: “Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and by 2035 nearly half of the U.S. population will…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and by 2035 nearly half of the U.S. population will have some form of heart disease.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware

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Blunt Rochester highlights the alarming prevalence of heart disease in the U.S.

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