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Rod Grams: “I think he was bragging a little bit, maybe, about his uncle who is 80 years old and running in a marathon. I just…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2000
I think he was bragging a little bit, maybe, about his uncle who is 80 years old and running in a marathon. I just congratulate him. How great that our senior citizens, because of the advances of medicine, can do that. I have a friend retiring at the age of 65. He wanted to retire to spend more time playing golf with his dad. Another is an uncle who was 85 last year who got his first hole-in-one, Ray Sandey. I just wanted to put that into the Record and congratulate them on their achievements.
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Rod Grams
Republican · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Responding to a comment about senior citizens' achievements during a discussion on H.R. 4444.

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