Democrats say Trump must back up opioid declaration with money

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Congressional Democrats urged President Trump to commit to more funding to fight the opioid epidemic, charging that his emergency declaration Thursday isn’t enough.

Democratic leaders and several lawmakers said Trump’s declaration was a good first step but much more is needed to be done to combat an epidemic that federal data shows kills 91 Americans each day.

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