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On the recordMarch 7, 2018
I was the first governor in America to declare a real state of emergency on this issue because we decided that we needed to treat this crisis just like we would treat any other natural or manmade disaster.
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Lawrence Hogan
Republican · Maryland

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Hogan emphasizes the seriousness of the opioid crisis by declaring a state of emergency.

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