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Diana DeGette: “But at the same time, I think that the overall committee needs to make sure that we have adequate resources available to…”

On the recordMay 7, 2018
But at the same time, I think that the overall committee needs to make sure that we have adequate resources available to help those in need and to get people like those in the hard-hit places we will be talking about today the recovery that they need.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

Editor's note · Context

DeGette stresses the importance of providing resources for recovery from the opioid crisis.

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