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On the recordFebruary 15, 2023
I will tell you, every--I have had now 19 town halls this year in Oregon, 19 of the 36 counties.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the widespread impact of fentanyl in his town halls across Oregon.

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