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Cori Bush: “As a nurse who has seen devastation, the devastation opioids have caused in my community, I am deeply troubled by these…”

On the recordApril 26, 2022
As a nurse who has seen devastation, the devastation opioids have caused in my community, I am deeply troubled by these tactics.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri

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Bush expresses concern over the opioid crisis and its impact on her community.

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