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Gene Green: “One-hundred fifteen (115) Americans die from overdosing on opioids every day.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
One-hundred fifteen (115) Americans die from overdosing on opioids every day.
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Gene Green
Democratic · Texas

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Highlighting the severity of the opioid crisis in America.

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