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Joe Manchin: “It cannot be used in a rating system, because an addict is not going to give you a good rating if they do not get what…”

On the recordMay 23, 2016
It cannot be used in a rating system, because an addict is not going to give you a good rating if they do not get what they want.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin clarifies the rationale behind the new opioid rating legislation.

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