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Lisa Murkowski: “Are we doing enough to address the problem, and I don't remember if it was you, Diane, or you, Sally, the word epidemic…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2011
Are we doing enough to address the problem, and I don't remember if it was you, Diane, or you, Sally, the word epidemic was used and I believe that suicide is an epidemic in this state.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

Editor's note · Context

Murkowski emphasizes the suicide epidemic in Alaska and questions resource adequacy.

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