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Tom Coburn: “We need to be honest about what these findings mean. They mean that Federal dollars intended to address the health needs…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
We need to be honest about what these findings mean. They mean that Federal dollars intended to address the health needs of the elderly and the poor are instead being used to feed addictions or to pad the wallets of drug dealers.
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Federal funds are misused for drug abuse instead of helping the needy.

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