Heidi Alexander: “Authority for the FDA to require manufacturers to sell smaller doses of opioids; extending treatment for Medicaid…”

“Authority for the FDA to require manufacturers to sell smaller doses of opioids; extending treatment for Medicaid patients from 15 to 30 days in covering all substances; the TREAT Act, Senator Markey, Senator Paul worked hard on this. I want to especially thank Senator McConnell and Senator Schumer for creating the environment so we could put together the work of five different committees in the Senate and eight different committees in the House of Representatives. That rarely happens. It takes a good deal of restraint and good will, and the reason for it is because of this bipartisan urgency to deal with this problem. This is not a moonshot from Washington. It is everything, though, we could think of to do; more than 70 different proposals to support patients and support communities as they continue to fight our No. 1 public health epidemic. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the question is on agreeing to the motion to concur.”