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Sanders & the Dem convention, Congress passes opioid bill Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered May 13, 2016
Sanders & the Dem convention, Congress passes opioid bill

On the Webcast Extra, as Democrats begin to look to their convention in Philadelphia, Bernie Sanders supporters are trying to influence the party platform even if the Vermont senator is unable to claim the nomination. In Washington, Congress passed several bipartisan bills to combat the nation's opioid epidemic.

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