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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

Doctors are handing it out like candy, and we've changed that from Schedule 3 to Schedule 2 and opiates.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

Two million Americans are addicted to prescription opiates. An estimated 6.5 million Americans currently abuse some sort of prescription drug.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

In 2007, West Virginia, our state, became part of the rural health care pilot program.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

Everything in that green there shows over half of our state qualifies for underserved, and we're not getting services.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Apr 20, 2015

For a small State like ours. Again, the leadership issue. At the Clarksburg VA in Clarksburg, West Virginia, it has unfortunately lagged behind as one of the top people who have had the biggest wait times, and it just had a leadership…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Apr 20, 2015

Making this change really helps veterans across the country, and certainly in my State.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

We are not talking about it. We are not doing anything about it.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

It is the number 1 killer in my State. It comes out of the medicine cabinet.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

The opiate road is horrific, not just in the VA, but all through society.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

There have to be alternatives, and I know you must see it with all of the women you are dealing with.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

We are addicting a generation of our veterans, I do not think intentionally.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

I have a tremendous problem in the State of West Virginia is prescription drug abuse.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

While the nationwide veteran homeless rate has dropped by 33 percent since 2010, we still have nearly 50,000 veterans without a home.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

The VA is committed to ending veteran homelessness by 2015.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

I am deeply concerned that the lack of unity of government and deteriorating situation in Libya has created a safe haven for militias and terrorist organization.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 20, 2015

I fully support the President's proposed AUMF to counter the Islamic State of Iraq in Levant, or ISIL.

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Joe Manchin
@joemanchin· Democratic · WV· Apr 15, 2015

We want to make sure that we are able to do the job you need for our country, and we need somebody to help rattle the cages with us.

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