Now, I don't believe in better living through dependency.
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Murphy expresses his belief against fostering dependency through treatment.
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But in this time period of which it was available, I would assume that your addiction rate, your overdose and death rates have climbed, correct?
This is the last of my amendments on this. Although this House overwhelmingly passed the authorization for these, as did the Senate, money was not allocated towards it. While I understand there is a priority to treat substance abuse, but…
Make no mistake. The terms 'combating' and 'battles' are entirely appropriate; our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death and devastation affecting every corner of our nation.
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