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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
An unfunded authorization is kind of like a get well card to somebody who is sick, it does not really fix the problem.
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Joe Courtney
Democratic · Connecticut

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Courtney critiques the Senate's legislation for lacking funding to address addiction issues.

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