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On the recordJune 14, 2017
this budget goes in exactly the wrong direction. There's a 23 percent cut to SAMHSA.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Jeanne Shaheen criticizes budget cuts to mental health services amidst the opioid crisis.

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