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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The last Congress and the last Administration did come forward with a billion dollars, but we have seen no slowing in…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2017
The last Congress and the last Administration did come forward with a billion dollars, but we have seen no slowing in this epidemic.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the lack of progress despite funding for the opioid crisis.

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