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Patrick Leahy: “It's hitting sons and daughters and mothers, fathers, friends, coworkers. It is impacting our veterans, our…”

On the recordNovember 14, 2017
It's hitting sons and daughters and mothers, fathers, friends, coworkers. It is impacting our veterans, our servicemembers.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy highlights the personal toll of the opioid epidemic on families and veterans.

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