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Joe Manchin: “West Virginians who are suffering from opioid addiction don't have an extra few thousand dollars to spend on treatment.”

On the recordJune 14, 2017
West Virginians who are suffering from opioid addiction don't have an extra few thousand dollars to spend on treatment.
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Joe Manchin
Democratic · West Virginia

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Manchin stresses the financial burden on those seeking treatment for addiction.

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