I am very concerned, as many of us are on both sides of the aisle, about the disparate impact on race with these mandatory minimums.

This is deeply personal. And New Hampshire has consistently had one of the highest rates of overdose deaths in the country.

I am pleased to see that this administration's priorities focus on evidence-based approaches that holistically address prevention, support, and treatment for those battling with substance use disorder.

We would love to meet with you. I will set that up. We have game-changer legislation that would eliminate the exclusion of Medicaid during incarceration.

So how can we ensure that the pricing of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics reflects the significant taxpayer investment after the end of the public health emergency?

I have introduced, with my good friend and colleague Congresswoman Blunt Rochester, the STOP Fentanyl Act to provide a comprehensive, balanced public health approach.

My legislation, the Emergency Support for Substance Use Disorder, was included in the American Rescue Plan to ensure smaller organizations on the front lines of the addiction crisis would receive support for their harm reduction services…

What began as an opioid crisis has evolved to an epidemic that knows no bounds.

This is the reason that 7 years ago I founded the bipartisan Congressional Opioid Task Force and why this Congress we have now expanded it to the Addiction and Mental Health Task Force, to include this complex crisis that needs…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 152, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The bill clerk read as follows: A resolution…

It is an all-hands-on-deck approach, and any serious solution must look at comprehensive reforms.

This can be a real game changer, and I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss this legislation today.

the pandemic has exacerbated the already dire addiction and mental health crises in our country.

Mr. President, for the information of Senators, there will be two rollcall votes at 11:45 a.m. in relation to the Gensler and Mallory nominations and two rollcall votes at 3:30 p.m. on the Mallory nomination and cloture on the motion to…

Mr. President, if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the provisions of S. Res. 152 as a further mark of respect for the memory of Officer William Francis ``Billy''…

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in the backlog of veterans' disability claims and appeals.

So my legislation with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, known as the STOP Fentanyl Act, is comprehensive in its public health approach to addressing fentanyl.