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Joe Manchin: “I have seen the tragedy first hand in West Virginia. Sadly, we have the highest mortality rate in the country.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2015
I have seen the tragedy first hand in West Virginia. Sadly, we have the highest mortality rate in the country.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin shares personal observations about the opioid crisis in West Virginia.

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