Political Quotes

“I intend to offer the following motion to commit that would send H.R. 1628 to the Finance Committee to include provisions of S. 523, as introduced in the Senate on March 2, 2017, the Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act, commonly referred to as the LifeBOAT Act. This amendment would increase funding for substance use disorder treatment by establishing a 1-cent fee on every milligram of an opioid medication. It would exempt medication assisted treatment and include a rebate for cancer and hospice patients. I ask unanimous consent that it be printed in the Record. The motion is supported by Senators Manchin, Murphy, Whitehouse, King, Klobuchar, Nelson, Heitkamp, Shaheen, Baldwin, and Blumenthal. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Motion to Commit With Instructions Mr. Manchin moves to commit the bill H.R. 1628 to the Committee on Finance with instructions to report the same back to the Senate in 3 days, not counting any day on which the Senate is not in session, with changes that-- (1) are within the jurisdiction of such committee; (2) include the provisions of S. 523, as introduced in the Senate on March 2, 2017, the Budgeting for Opioid Addiction Treatment Act (commonly referred to as the ``LifeBOAT Act''); and (3) offsets any increased spending that results from such changes.”