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On the recordJune 18, 2019
We have not come here just to speak for those who have died. We've come to speak for the living and the dead.
Said by
Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Cummings emphasizes the importance of addressing the opioid crisis for both the deceased and the living.

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