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On the recordMay 7, 2018
we all agree that action must be taken to combat the opioid epidemic ravaging our country, but taking the wrong action because we are not spending the appropriate amount of time to understand the consequences of a proposal could have serious consequences of making things worse.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone warns against hasty actions in addressing the opioid epidemic without proper understanding.

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