and we have an altered version, but I think it's very important that we have to work with what we have right now," said Sen. Jennifer Flanagan, D-Leominster, the lead author of the Senate's substance-abuse prevention bill and the co-chair of the House-controlled committee that rewrote Baker's bill.
Date: Dec 29, 2015
Category: Health
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