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Tammy Baldwin: It was brilliance for the Federal Communications Commission to figure out that we needed to be able to text 988, not…

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
It was brilliance for the Federal Communications Commission to figure out that we needed to be able to text 988, not just call 988.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin praises the FCC for enabling texting to 988 for mental health support.

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