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On the recordApril 30, 2015
Today we convene the third in a series of hearings examining the growing problem of prescription drugs and heroin addiction that is ravaging our country.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy highlights the urgency of addressing prescription drug and heroin addiction.

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