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Elizabeth Warren: “Congress has nibbled around the edge of this problem for years, and the problem has gotten worse and worse.”

On the recordApril 10, 2018
Congress has nibbled around the edge of this problem for years, and the problem has gotten worse and worse.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticizes Congress for inadequate action on the opioid epidemic.

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