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On the recordMay 7, 2018
Today, a thousand people will go into emergency rooms overdosing on opioids. Today in America, 115 people will die from opioid addiction and overdose.
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Greg Walden
Republican · Oregon

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Walden emphasizes the ongoing opioid crisis and its deadly impact.

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