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James Lankford: “We've got 60,000-plus Americans died from overdoses to drugs last year, so there are a lot of lives on the line counting…”

On the recordMay 15, 2018
We've got 60,000-plus Americans died from overdoses to drugs last year, so there are a lot of lives on the line counting on what you're doing.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford emphasizes the urgency of addressing drug overdoses.

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