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On the recordJanuary 20, 2016
I released last week a call to action with 23 specific recommendations focusing on health care, on law enforcement, on over-prescribing of pain killers.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal discusses his recommendations to address the opioid crisis and its effects on national defense.

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