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Gary Peters: “Why are we still sitting here talking while so many Americans, and especially so many young Americans, are dying?”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
Why are we still sitting here talking while so many Americans, and especially so many young Americans, are dying?
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Expressing frustration over the ongoing fentanyl crisis and lack of action.

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