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House Votes To Establish National Opioid Task Force

By getting those with the best knowledge of the problem together with relevant federal agencies, we can curb opioid addiction at the root.

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The House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

I want to give some special thanks here to Congressman Bob Dold (IL-10), Congresswoman Susan Brooks (IN-05). They never gave up, and they worked in a bipartisan manner.

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House Overwhelmingly Passes OPEN Act to Combat Opioid Abuse

Good intentions don’t make good government. We need to use the power of data to determine if these anti-opioid addiction programs actually work.

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House Opioid Bills are Right on Schedule

Earlier this month, I announced that House committees would craft legislation to fight the opioid epidemic in April so we could vote in May—and I’m happy to announce we’re right on track.

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We Will Pass Bills to Fight the Opioid Epidemic

“I’m very confident that by the end of this month we’ll have the legislation solved, be able to pass it, and move it on the floor in May.”