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Diana DeGette: “At a time when we, as a nation, are facing a series of critical health challenges--such as the opioid epidemic and…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2019
At a time when we, as a nation, are facing a series of critical health challenges--such as the opioid epidemic and unacceptably high rates of maternal and infant mortality--it is unconscionable that this administration is working to reverse the progress we've made.
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Diana DeGette
Democratic · Colorado

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Condemning the administration's actions amid ongoing health crises.

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