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Eleanor Holmes Norton: You cannot begin to help somebody and then say, 'I'm sorry, we have reached the limit of what we can spend on your…

On the recordMay 8, 2019
You cannot begin to help somebody and then say, 'I'm sorry, we have reached the limit of what we can spend on your addiction.'
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Norton argues against capping spending on addiction treatment.

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