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Tammy Baldwin: “In 2016 the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act was signed into law. I authored that bill in response to a tragic…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2022
In 2016 the Jason Simcakoski Memorial and Promise Act was signed into law. I authored that bill in response to a tragic and preventable death of a veteran at the Tomah VA Hospital in Wisconsin.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Baldwin discusses the importance of legislation improving VA opioid prescribing practices.

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