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On the recordJune 13, 2013
My constituent, Peter Jackson, tragically lost his 18-year-old daughter Emily to this epidemic.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky shares a personal story to illustrate the impact of drug abuse.

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