I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The result was…

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. Reid), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring…

I announce that the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. McCaskill) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders) are necessarily absent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there any other Senators in the Chamber desiring to vote? The yeas and nays…

I thank my colleague from Indiana. Mr. President, the bill before us is the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. It is one of the few bills on which we find so much bipartisanship. It really is an issue that all of us understand back…

Mr. President, the United States is in the midst of a full-blown drug crisis. More people died from drug overdoses in 2014 than any previous year on record, claiming more lives than car accidents across the country. Since 2000, there has…

I think a lot of people are often thinking of the Marines when they think about that and they want us to keep them safe here at home.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today wearing my red tie because this March marks the first national Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month. Bleeding disorders, such as hemophilia or Von Willebrand disease, are currently estimated to affect more than 3…

I have got to tell you, I found your comment just then very interesting. You said if members would just go and see these cleanup sites they would understand it.

I think the way we have required the law enforcement community and emergency rooms to become the go-to place for behavioral health is outrageous.

And the subcommittee will stand in recess until 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 10.

On opioids, we increased spending last year by almost 300 percent.

Thank you, Senator Durbin.

I think clerical errors are not what we should be headed for here.

I was disappointed, however, that many of these investments are not part of the discretionary budget request.

I will tell you it has been that way.

They are paid for out of noncurrent sources of revenue, right?

That should not become a reason to hold somebody's money for multiple months at a time.

My view would be that we need to figure out how to prioritize, that everything cannot be a priority.