Rob Portman actually said...

"The administration has been seeking the authority from Congress to allow Medicare to use the tool that Medicaid already uses."

"It was mentioned that the Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act, CARA, was reported out of the Judiciary Committee by a unanimous vote last week."

"I want to thank Senators Portman, Brown, Casey, and Kaine, whose offices and colleagues and staff met on many occasions."

"We have seen in our Medicaid program in Ohio, through this lock-in program, a 41-percent reduction in dosages for certain narcotics."