On the recordJune 7, 2021
The ongoing and racist war on drugs has been waged on black and brown families like those in my district, all the while allowing people like the Sacklers to evade accountability.
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congress.govCori Bush: “The ongoing and racist war on drugs has been waged on black and brown families like those in my district, all the while…”
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Bush criticizes the war on drugs and the Sackler family's lack of accountability in the opioid crisis.
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