Ron Johnson: “Two died with deaths related to potential opiate drug over…”

“And this sits pretty close to home with both Senator Baldwin and myself. We have a facility in Tomah. Over the last couple years, we've lost three veterans to the system. Two died with deaths related to potential opiate drug over prescription. And not even a month ago, a 74 year old veteran with I'm not a doctor, but pretty obvious stroke symptoms, sat and waited in a waiting room for three …” (00:29–00:37)

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