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Janice Schakowsky: I think the statistics are just completely unacceptable in Chicago and a lot of metropolitan areas and especially among…

On the recordJanuary 13, 2020
I think the statistics are just completely unacceptable in Chicago and a lot of metropolitan areas and especially among communities of color.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky emphasizes the unacceptable overdose statistics in communities of color.

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