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On the recordJanuary 28, 2020
Our nation is in the middle of an opioid crisis. There are an average of 130 Americans dying from an opioid overdose every single day.
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
Democratic · Delaware

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Blunt Rochester highlights the severity of the opioid crisis in the U.S.

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