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Gary Peters: “I heard from a mother whose daughter needed medicine to deal with her epileptic seizures and expected to get the mail in…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2020
I heard from a mother whose daughter needed medicine to deal with her epileptic seizures and expected to get the mail in three days, it didn't come, it didn't come. It was nine days before it was delivered.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan
Source
msnbc.com

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Senator Peters shares a personal story highlighting the critical nature of mail delivery for individuals relying on timely medication.

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