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Richard Durbin stated on July 20, 2016 in :

"Illinois suffered 1,652 overdose deaths in 2014 ... of which 40 percent were associated with heroin. Illinois is ranked number one in the nation for a decline in treatment capacity between 2007 and 2012, and is now ranked the third worst in the country for state-funded treatment capacity."

By Kevin Hoffman• August 4, 2016

Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in :

Says middle-class New York State residents will have the "lowest tax rate in 70 years."

By Dan Clark• July 15, 2016

Andrew Cuomo stated on June 22, 2016 in :

"We’re losing as many people to heroin and opioid overdoses as we lost to the AIDS epidemic at its peak."

By Dan Clark• July 8, 2016

Brad Schimel stated on June 06, 2016 in :

"More people now die in Wisconsin from drug overdoses than car crashes."

By Cara Lombardo• July 8, 2016

Louie Gohmert stated on May 10, 2016 in :

"Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 17, 2016

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