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Eric Toney: “There was a stimulus statewide opioid task force. If you go…”

Featuring: Eric Toney, Republican | Candidate for Attorney General of Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Attorney General Debate

Published | Video Starts at 55:09

I helped bring a drug court to Fond du Lac County. We expanded our diversion program to do more drug testing. You know, under former Attorney General Brad Schimmel and Governor Walker, There was a stimulus statewide opioid task force. If you go on that website right now, it still lists former Lt. Governor Rebecca Clayfish and Attorney General Brad Schimmel. That needs to be restarted. Bringing community partners and law enforcement and agencies across Wisconsin together. It hasn't happened on his watch and he tries to take credit for this lawsuit against the opioid manufacturers. (55:09–55:20)

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Asserts the need to restart a statewide opioid task force that is currently outdated.

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