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John Yarmuth: Every death is one death too many. And I have had to attend too many funerals during my tenure as county executive.

On the recordJanuary 14, 2020
Every death is one death too many. And I have had to attend too many funerals during my tenure as county executive.
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John Yarmuth
Democratic · Kentucky

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Yarmuth reflects on the personal impact of the opioid epidemic.

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