Tony Cárdenas actually said...

"I would venture to say--I am in Los Angeles, and in my community where I grew up in Pacoima, law enforcement seemed to be the answer to treating people with addictions or addressing the issue of peopl..."

"Granting States the ability to jumpstart Medicaid coverage for these individuals will mean they are not only able to receive lifesaving treatment for mental health, substance use disorders, and other ..."

"I fully agree that the X-waiver reflects a longstanding stigma around substance use treatment and sends a message to the medical community that they lack the knowledge or ability to effectively treat ..."

"The existence of the X-waiver sends a terrible message to practitioners and the public alike, that treating OUD with buprenorphine requires separate, stigmatizing rules, and that buprenorphine is inhe..."