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Catherine Cortez Masto: To me, that is the first step in prevention, and it never gets funded.

On the recordMarch 20, 2017
To me, that is the first step in prevention, and it never gets funded.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto emphasizes the importance of funding education awareness for prevention of substance abuse.

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