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Ayanna Pressley: “It belongs to the person who fell ill to the crack cocaine and opioid crisis...”

On the recordApril 30, 2019
It belongs to the person who fell ill to the crack cocaine and opioid crisis...
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights voting rights for marginalized individuals affected by the justice system.

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