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Elizabeth Warren: “President Trump's promises to treat the epidemic as a public health emergency won't get the job done unless there are…”

On the recordNovember 29, 2017
President Trump's promises to treat the epidemic as a public health emergency won't get the job done unless there are also significant increases in federal funding.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren critiques Trump's approach, stressing the need for increased federal funding for addiction treatment.

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