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Maggie Hassan: “So while the $6 billion we secured in the bipartisan budget agreement is a start, we know that we ultimately need far…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2018
So while the $6 billion we secured in the bipartisan budget agreement is a start, we know that we ultimately need far more funding beyond this to truly address this crisis.
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Maggie Hassan
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Hassan calls for additional funding to effectively combat the opioid epidemic.

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