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Tim Walberg: When we talk of losing 115 Americans every day to the opioid epidemic, these are people that are our neighbors, our…

On the recordMay 7, 2018
When we talk of losing 115 Americans every day to the opioid epidemic, these are people that are our neighbors, our friends, our fathers, our family members, our sons, our daughters, our mothers.
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Tim Walberg
Republican · Michigan

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Walberg emphasizes the personal impact of the opioid epidemic on communities.

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