=========================== NOTE =========================== June 12, 2018, on page H5070, the following appeared: Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the RECORD on the bill. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. The online version has been corrected to read: Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous materials in the RECORD on the bill. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. ========================= END NOTE ========================= Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong support for H.R. 5587. This is the Peer Support Communities of Recovery Act. This legislation will support the peer support specialist workforce by authorizing the Department of Health and Human Services to award grants to peer support specialist organizations for the development and expansion of recovery services. Peer support specialists, peer recovery coaches, are health workers who provide treatment linkages to individuals suffering from substance use disorder and support services to those newly in recovery.…
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