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Elijah Cummings: “The Congress needs to put its money where its mouth is and actually help, help our states fund treatment programs to…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2016
The Congress needs to put its money where its mouth is and actually help, help our states fund treatment programs to stop this epidemic in its tracks.
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Elijah Cummings
Democratic · Maryland

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Cummings emphasizes the need for Congress to fund treatment programs for the opioid epidemic.

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