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Eugene DePasquale: “Governor Shapiro, then Attorney General, helped negotiate a…”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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On The Issues: Eugene DePasquale (2/21/2024)

Published | Video Starts at 11:52

We must turn it into a battle against addiction if we're going to truly help people that are addicted to whatever it is they are addicted to. Now, the Attorney General, Governor Shapiro, then Attorney General, helped negotiate a broad national agreement with a lot of these drug manufacturers that help get people addicted to opioids. The attorney General now plays a role in how those funds get, you know, out to drug rehabilitation centers, particularly working through the counties. (11:52–12:02)

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Asserts that Governor Shapiro, as Attorney General, negotiated a national agreement with drug manufacturers related to the opioid crisis.

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