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Shelley Moore Capito: The opioid epidemic isn’t the only challenge facing my home state. West Virginia is a rural state where we have some of…

On the recordJune 6, 2026
The opioid epidemic isn’t the only challenge facing my home state. West Virginia is a rural state where we have some of the highest rates of health challenges in the country, and an ongoing partnership with NIH is critical for us to make improvements.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Discussing health challenges in West Virginia

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