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On the recordFebruary 26, 2017
Now I agree with that, it would do that. I'm not saying that you should do that. We have a situation now where there's 30-something thousand people, these are all deaths that are preventable.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Expressing concern over preventable drug overdose deaths among veterans.

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