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African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans.

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Xavier Becerra
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: January 26
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United States Representative
Sacramento
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