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James Lankford: “Forty-seven thousand Americans died last year from drug overdoses. It cost America $250 billion. We have to do…”

On the recordJanuary 9, 2017
Forty-seven thousand Americans died last year from drug overdoses. It cost America $250 billion. We have to do something.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford emphasizes the urgent need to address the drug overdose crisis in America.

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