Tony Cardenas actually said...

"I also ask for your commitment to prioritize the elimination of the X-waiver in order to deliver on President Biden's promise to expand access to medication-assisted treatment."

"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 ..."

"We need to look at this as treating addiction rather than incarcerating our way out of this."

"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 ..."