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29 October
7:13 pm

She spent her career as an opioid lobbyist. She went before our legislature and lied about being a miracle drug with very few side effects.

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Kelly Ayotte, at New Hampshire Governor General Election Debate (WMUR)

7:13 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific allegation that Ayotte's opponent worked as an opioid lobbyist and made false claims to the New Hampshire legislature about a drug's safety profile — verifiable through lobbying records and legislative testimony.
What we foundWarmington did lobby for Purdue Pharma and did call OxyContin a miracle drug with very few side effects before the NH legislature in 2002, confirmed by official transcripts and state lobbyist records; but the claim that she 'spent her career' as an opioid lobbyist overstates the duration and scope of that work, which lasted roughly eight months and was part of a broader healthcare law career.
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