Opioid crisis takes focus of Rep. Angie Craig's Cottage Grove town hall
"We have to make sure that this stuff stops coming into our ports of entry. We have to do everything we can to stop it coming in," said Rep. Craig.
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"We have to make sure that this stuff stops coming into our ports of entry. We have to do everything we can to stop it coming in," said Rep. Craig.
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