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On the recordJune 14, 2017
Please explain how you plan to combat the growing epidemic with these cuts, specifically the ones that I just outlined.
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Tammy Baldwin
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Baldwin questions the impact of budget cuts on combating the opioid epidemic.

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