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Paul Tonko: “Unfortunately, today you are here to defend what I believe is a mean budget that would take us backwards--backwards with…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
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.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Tonko criticizes the budget for negatively impacting healthcare and opioid treatment.

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