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“It's a problem that Congress has really taken on in the last couple of years. We tripled the money that was being - to be spent on opioids. Legislation sort of followed that. Then we doubled that tripling. I think, at some point, there's a limit to how many times we can multiply that in a short period of time, but this is a real problem. In Missouri, more people die from drug overdoses than car accidents.”

Quote by Roy Blunt

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Roy Blunt

Roy Blunt (born January 10, 1950) is an American Republican politician who served as a United States Senator from Missouri from 2011 to 2023. He held key leadership roles, including Senate Republican Whip and Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. Known for his moderate conservative stance and bipartisan efforts, Blunt focused on agriculture, education, and historic preservation. He announced his retirement in 2022, ending a public service career spanning over four decades. more

“If you're a first-responder in Missouri as part of a fire department, you're three times more likely to respond to a drug overdose than you are a fire. So it's a problem. I don't know exactly what the right number is, but certainly I think members of the Senate and House are rightly concerned about it.”

Thinking Problem House Drug Concerned

Author:Roy Blunt

“The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.”

Men Goal Objects Defeat Inanimate Objects

Author:Russell Baker

“I think one of the lessons we should have learned from what's happened with the current plan is that there is insurance coverage, but there is not really, many times, access to health care. If you have these high deductibles, there is every - there is a disincentive to get the policy, because you would have to pay another - I think the average of deductible policies on the individual market.”

Thinking Care Individual Policy Health Care

Author:Roy Blunt

“More that members of Senate know about Medicaid, in many ways, the harder it is to make that final decision, because you have got so much information, and you know how many other things are impacted here by one decision here that, five decisions later, has made a big difference in somebody's life.”

Decision

Author:Roy Blunt