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| https://www.wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=AAC06B3C-2029-451D-998C-DAFD941A4D2D | Wicker Says Trump Right to Declare Opioid Crisis a Public Health Emergency | 2017-10-26 | 2017 | 2017-10 | Republican | House | MS | Roger Wicker | W000437 | www.wicker.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON β U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., today issued the following statement after President Trump announced that he is directing the Department of Health and Human Services to declare the opioid crisis a public health emergency: βThe opioid epidemic in this country has impacted nearly half of all Americans β a heartbreaking fact. With his actions today, President Trump is following through on his promise to fight this crisis and help American families heal.β | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |