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Ed Markey: It is going to kill ultimately tens of thousands of Americans every year--every year.

On the recordMay 25, 2016
It is going to kill ultimately tens of thousands of Americans every year--every year.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey warns about the lethal threat of fentanyl to American families.

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