On the recordJune 12, 2019
The opioid epidemic has claimed too many lives and torn apart too many families for us to be using anything but the most effective treatments. It is past time that we stop treating opioid addiction as a moral failing and start treating it like the treatable medical condition that it is. Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment to make sure that HHS prioritizes funding for medically assisted treatment. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
