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On the recordApril 4, 2017
Lives are on the line. This is not parks, roads, bridges, or other areas which we take up at the Federal level.
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Mike Quigley
Democratic · Illinois

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Quigley stresses the urgency of addressing the opioid crisis over other federal projects.

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