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On the recordDecember 4, 2017
I think that's worth certainly the Congress looking at given that it's a dramatic difference, 25 percent between the two States.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Merkley emphasizes the need for Congress to investigate the opioid death rate difference.

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