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Jeanne Shaheen: “I want to address one final issue before we close, because it has been such a huge challenge in New Hampshire, and that…”

On the recordAugust 21, 2017
I want to address one final issue before we close, because it has been such a huge challenge in New Hampshire, and that is the heroin and opioid crisis that we have faced and how that has affected the workforce.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen highlights the impact of the opioid crisis on workforce availability in New Hampshire.

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