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Tammy Baldwin: “We provided a $5 million increase for opioid research in the…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Tammy Baldwin Questions NIH Director About Work To Combat Spread Of Avian Flu

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

We can and must do more to stop this epidemic and save lives. I know this is a bipartisan priority for members of this committee, including Senator Capito and myself. That's why We provided a $5 million increase for opioid research in the fiscal year 2024 Labor HHS bill. So, Dr. Volkov, two years ago, HHS launched a coordinated national strategy to prevent overdoses. What can you tell us about the Healing Community Study and what interventions it has found to be most effective at the local level? (04:17–04:25)

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