
Representative Tim Ryan and JD Vance had a heated exchange during their Monday night debate for Ohio’s Senate seat when asked about opioid abuse after the Democrat accused his Republican opponent of hiring a consultant for his nonprofit who worked for the pharmaceutical industry.
Mr Ryan accused his Mr Vance, the Hillbilly Elegy author, over a story in the Associated Press reported in August that said that he had hired an addiction specialist with ties to Purdue Pharma, which manufactures OxyContin.