Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170811:19:55:00
Opioid commission. gary men dell is ceo of shatter proof. he lost his son in 2011. bertha, i want to start with you because you're on this commission. you all wanted a national emergency to be declared. the white house indicated on tuesday they weren't going to do that. do you know what happened, where are we right now? >> well, the president has declared an emergency and as far as i'm concerned that's the final answer to the question. because we are only a recommendation body. we're an advisory body. we cannot make policy, we cannot make recommendations or regulations. and if the president an...
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