Joe Manchin actually said...

the notion of a country--I'll just pick one statistic--that's gone from a 44-year-old life expectancy to a 61- or 62-year-old life expectancy in 15 years, I mean, it--there's just no precedent in human history for that.

Context

Manchin highlights Afghanistan's significant improvement in life expectancy due to U.S. efforts.

03/10/2015

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