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.
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congress.govElijah Cummings: “We have not come here just to speak for those who have died. We've come to speak for the living and the dead.”
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Cummings emphasizes the importance of addressing the opioid crisis for both the deceased and the living.
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