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Jeanne Shaheen: The impact is much more devastating than we are seeing from either of those potential threats.

On the recordApril 5, 2016
The impact is much more devastating than we are seeing from either of those potential threats.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen highlights the severity of the opioid epidemic compared to biological threats.

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