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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “There's about $50 billion that have been put aside during…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Health Secretary Kennedy announces millions in funding to help with addiction recovery

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

How will that last of coverage impact problems of addiction and substance abuse? We have a huge drug problem here in our country. $700 million is not going to solve that problem. The good news is There's about $50 billion that have been put aside during the litigation by the states against the opioid companies. And that money is now going to be available to the states over the next 20 years. (01:29–01:41)

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Asserts that $50 billion has been set aside from state litigation against opioid companies.

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