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Claire McCaskill: “I think frankly, everyone is feeling pressure about the opioid crisis and we have done a lot here on Capitol Hill trying…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2017
I think frankly, everyone is feeling pressure about the opioid crisis and we have done a lot here on Capitol Hill trying to address it.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Senator McCaskill discusses the pressure Congress feels to address the opioid crisis.

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