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On the recordFebruary 22, 2016
Any solution that is going to stem this tide has to include the Finance Committee and our bedrock health-care programs.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden stresses the importance of the Finance Committee in addressing the opioid crisis.

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