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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Our budget priorities must reflect our priorities for safe and healthy communities, which requires the resources to combat and treat substance abuse.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Lujan emphasizes the need for budget priorities to support community health and substance abuse treatment.

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