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“There is so much data to support Cannabis as a non-addicting alternative to opioids with hardly ANY gateway risk. If the goal is symptom relief without causing another issue, then this must be funded ASAP to get it moving. I highly suspect opioids kill way more VETS than wars.”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018

“Bullshit, Congress. This is not one of the difficult ones, particularly for patients with a rare terminal disease. Right now these patients with diseases, like ALS, are exercising their right to death with dignity or suicide due to the short, inevitable path from these diseases. In the cases where p…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Right to Try Act: Should Terminally Ill Patients be Able to Try Experimental Treatments?

“Legalize, tax if and use all of the tax money to pay for opioid addiction treatment. States like Ohio (where I'm from) need so much help with the Opioid CRISIS. ”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Fact Tuesday: A Short History of Weed Laws

“AND decriminalize at the federal level. ”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Do the Feds Need to Butt Out of State Medical Marijuana Laws?

“I can't believe I am voting Nay. I fully believe all amateur organizations should be legally required to report any sexual a use. The thing in this bill that seems virtually impossible is the clause on the requirement for a minor always having to have more than one adult (more or less) in the room/g…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Should All USOC-Recognized Amateur Athletic Organizations be Mandatory Reporters of Sexual Abuse?

“Protect our environment, PLEASE, but don't make costly, duplicative and bureaucratic steps necessary for our farmers. If a substance shouldn't be used do not approve it. If it shouldn't be used by a waterway, then still, don't approve it at all. It all gets into our water/food system anyway. ”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Does a Permitting Requirement for Using EPA-Approved Pesticides Need to be Eliminated?

“Oh how I wish I could say YES. Ideologically, I would love a single payor system. I want every American citizen have access to free or extremely affordable healthcare. However, here are my big concerns, although there are a lot of other little ones. FIRST, I believe a human truth is everyone does wh…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Medicare for All: Should the U.S. Adopt a Single Payer Healthcare System?

“Even though I tend to lean a bit Republican, this is straight up asinine. No special privileges or exemptions different than the American people they represent. Period. ”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Should Members of Congress Not be Exempt From American Health Care Act Waivers?

“Remember, the value of an estate over $5M does NOT mean there is any cash to be passed on. Farms, small family businesses, etc., are forced to be sold to pay the government taxes... and that is on top of grieving for your dreamer parent (grandparent, etc)”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Should the "Death Tax" and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax be Repealed?

“I hate that it is $1.5m to COME UP WITH a plan... NOT to install the early warning system. Hopefully the requirements for the cost and maintenance of the actual system will be "reasonable." Ideally the requirements for installation are cost neutral to profitable, if it involves a research center. M…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Does the Pacific Northwest Need an Early Warning System for Earthquakes and Tsunamis?

“This is congruent with the current marriage equality law so should be referred to as spouse or partner. However, unless it is an easy fix, please allow it to be updated immediately on high visibility items and "as other updates are happening" on all else. No extra time or money updating the millions…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Should References to "Husbands" and "Wives" be Changed to “Spouses” In Federal Law?

“What horrible wording on this title! This is a bill to authorize state systems. I fully believe a national one is needed, similar to the long-term initiative for consolidated health care records. Too much cross-state border doctor shopping, remnant filling of Rx by bad RPhs, and over-prescribing by …”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Does a National Prescription Drug Monitoring System Need Reauthorization?

“Addiction is a disease, similar to cancer. It physiologically changes the makeup of your brain. There is billions of dollars allocated to cancer and other public health and mental issues. $1.1b just last year to avoid the Zika epidemic which impacted less than 5000 Americans in total. Addiction is a…”

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In Response to: Do State and Local Health Programs Need More Funding for Treating Opioid Addiction?

“I believe this is one of the most critical public heath crisis to address given the current incidence (5M with Alzheimer's, closer to 20M with overall dementia-related illness), aging of the population and the dramatic impact to the carepartners for those effected. From my (non-expert) opinion, this…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: A resolution declaring that achieving the primary goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease of the Department of Health and Human Services to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer's disease by 2025 is an urgent national priority.

“Not only do we need to find a cure for this disease that currently impacts 1 in 5, the support and caregiver systems are so sporadic and inconsistent. When someone is a caregiver to a loved one with Alz/dementia they are CONSUMED with the well-being of them. They often have to quit work, become a he…”

- KAREN S

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In Response to: Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Act