02/23/2021
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"We need more Federal funding. And not to say that $6 billion is not a lot of money; it is to the taxpayers. But it is a drop in the bucket compared to what we actually need."
"This is not just a health issue. Or just an education issue or just a crime prevention issue; it is across almost everything you are funding."
"The frustrating part is just imagine if we had not taken all the steps we have taken, how many deaths we would have had."
"I think at the Federal level, we have to focus on mental health and substance abuse issues together because, in many cases, they are overlapping."