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On the recordMarch 6, 2019
I am concerned that when it comes to truly prioritizing and solving the opioid crisis, the President is saying one thing but doing another.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez critiques the President's inconsistency on addressing the opioid crisis.

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