Marco & Manchin stop Uncle Sam from being the next Freeway Ricky Ross

[Secure Da Bag]

Joe Manchin and Marco Rubio teamed up on a bill to block government funds from being used to give out crack pipes (msn.com)

• Manchin and Rubio announced the PIPES Act, a bipartisan bill, in a press release on Friday.
• It comes after the announcement of a federal grant for harm reduction services related to drug use.
• Earlier this week, the White House and HHS denied the funding would go towards crack pipes.

Sens. Joe Manchin and Marco Rubio introduced a bipartisan bill on Friday that would block federal funds from being used to buy and distribute tools used to take drugs, like crack pipes and syringes.

The Preventing Illicit Paraphernalia for Exchange Systems Act, or PIPES Act, was announced by Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, and Rubio, a Republican from Florida, in a press release.

"Every American and West Virginian has been impacted by the drug epidemic that has killed over 101,000 Americans from April 2020 to April 2021," Manchin said. "While this is a heartbreaking issue that must be fully addressed by the federal government, using taxpayer funds to buy paraphernalia for those struggling with substance use disorder is not the solution."

"Everyone knows someone who has struggled with addiction, and unfortunately, many have lost a loved one from the disease," Rubio said, adding: "We need to do more, but sending drug paraphernalia to addicts is not the answer."

The PIPES Act would ban federal funds from being used to buy needles or syringes for the injection of an illegal substance, the press release said. It also said there would be an exception in the case of "a significant risk of hepatitis infection or HIV outbreak due to injection drug use."

 

[Mensch Fontana]

When's the opium dens opening up

 

[BaggerofTea]

Stupid political baiting, these clowns dont want to solve real issues

 

[Piff Perkins]

 

[keond]

People love running with fake news

 

[Jx2]

This incel looks like the typical TLR MAGAts

 

[humminbird]

yeah I remember hearing this story was fake
he should be fired and go to jail to be honest

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

The PIPES Act

 

[TAYLONDO SAMSWORTHY]

The PIPES Act

That shyt had me WEAKKKKK

 

[The God Poster]

Substance abuse disorder huh

Shame we all know they wouldn’t have as kind terms if we were the face of that drug use