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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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