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Bennie Thompson: “But 100,000 die every year and nothing's being done. Not enough is being done. Numbers are going up, not down.”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2023
But 100,000 die every year and nothing's being done. Not enough is being done. Numbers are going up, not down.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson criticizes the lack of action against rising fentanyl-related deaths.

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