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Paul Tonko: The fentanyl threat is unlike any drug problem we have seen before and it is going to take the totality of the Federal…

On the recordJuly 15, 2019
The fentanyl threat is unlike any drug problem we have seen before and it is going to take the totality of the Federal Government's capabilities to fight it.
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Paul Tonko
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the unique challenge posed by fentanyl and the need for government cooperation.

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