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On the recordJune 7, 2021
The billions of dollars they raked in by exploiting opioid addiction should be reinvested in those whose lives were decimated.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley emphasizes the need for the Sackler family to compensate victims of the opioid crisis.

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