Angie Craig: “overdose deaths are preventable, and we should be using all the tools at our disposal to save American families from the…”

“overdose deaths are preventable, and we should be using all the tools at our disposal to save American families from the pain of losing a loved one to opioids. It is past time we treat the opioid crisis like the public health crisis that it is. My bipartisan RECONNECTIONS Act will do that by helping get overdose education and prevention tools like naloxone into the hands of those who need it. I am proud that my commonsense bill is included in the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025. It is great to see my colleagues recognizing the urgency of the crisis, but we have to be clear-eyed about the moment we are in. Medicaid is the country's single-largest payer of both mental health and substance use services, and it is on the chopping block if my Republican colleagues' budget bill is signed into law. We have to protect Medicaid at all costs. I will continue standing up against any cuts to these lifesaving benefits. This bill will save lives.”