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Rashida Tlaib: “Addiction is a chronic medical condition.”

On the recordMay 8, 2019
Addiction is a chronic medical condition.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Tlaib emphasizes the need for treatment for addiction.

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