Joe Manchin actually said...

Last year the VA found that more than half a million VA patients are abusing opioids.

I have heard some alarming stories from my constituents, and often they are prescribed one drug after another.

I have worked to reschedule Hydrocodone, combination drugs like Vicodin, Lortab, trying to get them from three to two.

Especially, let me tell you, if you go down into the age groups, our highest unemployed age group is veterans 18 to 24.