Unfortunately, today you are here to defend what I believe is a mean budget that would take us backwards--backwards with this budget on opioids, backwards on mental health, and certainly backwards on providing affordable, high-quality healthcare for all.
Paul Tonko: “Unfortunately, today you are here to defend what I believe is a mean budget that would take us backwards--backwards with…”
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Tonko criticizes the budget for negatively impacting healthcare and opioid treatment.
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