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On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
I held a hearing in the Aging Committee to look at this issue of grandparents raising their grandkids due to the opioid crisis.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Discussing the impact of the opioid crisis on grandparents in her state.

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