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On the recordDecember 1, 2021
As we consider legislation to address the opiate crisis, we must pay special attention to communities that have been historically marginalized.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

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Butterfield emphasizes the need to focus on marginalized communities in opioid legislation.

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