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On the recordJanuary 30, 2024
We have to get beyond the partisan rhetoric around this. We really, really do. This is lives.
Said by
Becca Balint
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Balint emphasizes the need to move past partisanship regarding the opioid epidemic's impact on families.

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