05/17/2016
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"The opioid crisis has been called the worst drug epidemic our Nation has ever faced."
"I strongly believe that we need emergency funding. I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle--on this important committee--will join with me in supporting and pushing for emergency funding."
"Since fiscal year 2015, the LHHS Subcommittee has increased opioid funding by over 1,300 percent."
"Mr. Kennedy mentioned earlier that his belief, which I share, that treating behavioral health like all other health will actually save money."