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Richard Ojeda
stated on October 19, 2019 in a tweet:

"One in eight American adults, or 12.7 percent of the U.S population, now meets diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder."

By Claudia Breaux • November 19, 2019
Jim Justice
stated on August 22, 2019 in a tweet:

"Our WV highways rank 16th in the country in a national survey of highway systems, up 20 spots from last year’s ranking! This ranking affirms all the hard work we’ve done, and that we continue to do, fixing our state’s roads."

By Claudia Breaux • October 1, 2019