10/29/2013
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"We appreciate Senator Cantwell's work on behalf of Indian Country and, specifically, on the opioid issue."
"S. 2440, the Comprehensive Addiction, Recovery, Education and Safety (CARES) Act, would provide law enforcement with more tools to hold drug companies accountable."
"One key focus of that legislation is putting stiffer penalties on manufacturers who fail to meet the standard DEA has set up for some drugs as addictive as opioids."
"In our State, we have had over 10,000 fatal overdoses in basically a 17-year period of time."