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Bernie Sanders
stated on June 12, 2019 in a speech at George Washington University:

"In 2014 ... in McDowell County, W.Va., one of the poorest counties in the nation, life expectancy for men was 64 years. In Fairfax County, Va., a wealthy county, just 350 miles away, life expectancy was nearly 82 years, an 18 year differential. The life expectancy gap for women in the two counties was 12 years."

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By Kristen Uppercue, Patrick Orsagos • July 18, 2019