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On the recordMay 3, 2022
my state has the highest percentage per capita of deaths by overdose from opioids, very, very sad situation, and it is coming from the southern border.
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Shelley Moore Capito
Republican · West Virginia

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Capito highlights the opioid crisis in her state linked to border issues.

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