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Charles Rangel: “Once they got to you, the system had broken. You were courageous for taking those steps, because once you got them, you…”

On the recordMay 20, 2009
Once they got to you, the system had broken. You were courageous for taking those steps, because once you got them, you are limited in what you could do, and you chose to do what you thought was in the best interest of this human being.
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Charles Rangel
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Rangel discusses the limitations faced by the system in helping individuals with addiction.

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