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On the recordApril 28, 2015
Well, I think we mentioned this yesterday in a meeting you and I both attended_that when the Atlanta airport opened that life expectancy in America was 57.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe discusses historical life expectancy and its impact on Social Security.

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