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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Ben Ray Lujan), who is one of the sponsors of this bill.

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise in support of H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act. This legislation would provide grant funding for emergency departments to develop protocols for…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to voice my strong support for H.R. 5228, legislation that I authored that will strengthen FDA's ability to prevent illicit opioids from coming in through our…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5261, the TEACH to Combat Addiction Act, and I want to thank Mr. Tonko, the Democratic sponsor of the bill. While the evidence is clear that…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, H.R. 5272, and I want to thank Mr. Engel, the Democratic sponsor. The purpose of this legislation is to promote the increased uptake of…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers. I would ask support for the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Georgia will control the balance of the time of the…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5327, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5327, the Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Ben Ray Lujan), who is one of the Democratic sponsors.

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5197, the Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Act, introduced by my colleague from New Jersey, Representative Pascrell. This…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express my support for H.R. 4275, legislation that would help pharmacists detect fraudulent prescriptions by requiring the Department of Health and Human…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12
Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5685, sponsored by Representatives John Faso and Peter Welch. I commend my colleagues for their work on this important bill. We know that opioid…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5583, which would require all Medicaid programs to report on behavioral health quality measures in Medicaid, and I thank the sponsor, Ms…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, this bill would require the Department of Health and Human Services to conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on the adequacy of access to abuse-deterrent opioid…

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Frank Pallone
@frankpallone· Democratic · NJ· Jun 12, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I also urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Faso). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Oregon (Mr. Walden) that the House suspend…

Congressional Record · 2018-06-12