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Anna Eshoo: I think that we are, in a way, deluding ourselves, because when I look at what has taken place over the last 5 years…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2023
I think that we are, in a way, deluding ourselves, because when I look at what has taken place over the last 5 years with fentanyl being scheduled, Schedule I, deaths have not been reduced in the country.
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Anna Eshoo
Democratic · California

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Eshoo critiques the effectiveness of scheduling fentanyl in reducing overdose deaths.

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