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Pramila Jayapal: “Because if you had, you would see--because I am a member of that bipartisan task force and it has been working for…”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
Because if you had, you would see--because I am a member of that bipartisan task force and it has been working for several years on this very serious issue of the opioid crisis--nowhere in those recommendations is there any reference to sanctuary city policies as being critical.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal emphasizes that sanctuary city policies are not mentioned in opioid crisis recommendations.

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