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Wicker Says Trump Right to Declare Opioid Crisis a "Public Health Emergency'

Statement

Date: Oct. 26, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Executive Branch Health and Health Care Drugs

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after President Trump announced that he is directing the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency:

"The opioid epidemic in this country has impacted nearly half of all Americans -- a heartbreaking fact. With his actions today, President Trump is following through on his promise to fight this crisis and help American families heal."


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