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On the recordJune 7, 2017
we need to treat this as the public health crisis that it is.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Calls for a public health response to the opioid epidemic, highlighting the importance of Medicaid expansion.

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