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Why not? so were tackling cancer, brain disease, substance use disorders and more. and none of this work would have been possible without bipartisan cooperation in both houses of congress a lot of people were involved but some folks deserve a special shoutout. that includes senators alexander and senators murphy. [ applause ] representatives upton, p.alone and degette and green.

>> so, were tackling cancer, brain disease, substance use disorders and more. and none of this work would have been possible without bipartisan cooperation in both houses of congress. a lot of people were involved, but some folks deserve a special shoutout, that includes senators alexander and senators murphy. [ applause ] representatives upton, pallone and degette. and green. [ applause ]

50% in deaths. a heroin addict in connecticut is most likely white, more suburban and probably younger than you might expect, but they stress theres no typical addict. >> you cant pin them down to an ethnic, racial, sex, financial backgrounds. it could be anybody. >> its not just police that are struggle to cope with the problem. mental health professionals are overwhelmed and looking for more resources. the number of people admitted to heroin treatment programs in connecticut jumped to more tha...

>> a 2012 documentary "the invisible war" helped push the issue to the forefront on capitol hill. joining me now is the producer of "the invisible war." thank you, amy, for being with us. this is a key moment. we dont know if theyll actually have the vote. she needs 60 votes, obviously, to beat the filibuster rules to get cloture and actually get a vote on this. she has harry reids support. how important is it that the majority leader is now with her? >> thats huge. were so grateful for that sup...