Recent Congressional Statements on Opioids

Members of the House of Representatives and the Senate issue press releases and other statements on multiple topics via their official websites. Represent regularly checks for new statements and posts links to them here. You can search the titles and text of the statements.

Recent Topics Impeachments

Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
Aug. 26, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Congresswoman Kuster Statement on Judges Landmark Decision Holding Johnson & Johnson Responsible for Fueling Oklahomas Opioid Crisis
Aug. 23, 2019	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	ICYMI: Report Finds Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction More Accessible in States that Expanded Medicaid
Aug. 22, 2019	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $668,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Western Maryland
Aug. 22, 2019	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Cardin, Van Hollen, Trone Announce $1 Million in Funding for Rural Opioid Response in Garrett County
Aug. 21, 2019	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Cardin, Van Hollen, Brown, Raskin Announce $481,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties
Aug. 22, 2019	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $668,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Western Maryland
Aug. 22, 2019	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen, Cardin, Trone Announce $1 Million in Funding for Rural Opioid Response in Garrett County
Aug. 21, 2019	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Cardin, Van Hollen, Hoyer Announce $167,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Anne Arundel County
Aug. 21, 2019	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $334,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis on the Eastern Shore
Aug. 21, 2019	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen, Cardin, Brown, Raskin Announce $481,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties
Aug. 21, 2019	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen,Cardin Announce $334,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis on the Eastern Shore
Aug. 21, 2019	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen, Cardin, Hoyer Announce $167,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Anne Arundel County
Aug. 21, 2019	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	Rubio Statement on Designations Targeting Chinese Drug Kingpins Fueling America's Opioid Crisis
Aug. 21, 2019	Jamie Raskin	D	Md.-8	Raskin, Brown, Cardin, Van Hollen Announce $481,000 to Fight Opioid Crisis in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties
Aug. 21, 2019	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy Visits Teche Action Clinic to Discuss Efforts to Combat Opioids
Aug. 19, 2019	Christopher A. Coons	D	Del.	August 22: Sen. Coons, Office of Nat’l Drug Control Policy director to host opioid crisis event at UD’s STAR Campus
Aug. 15, 2019	Jon Tester	D	Mont.	In Fight to Curb Opioid Epidemic, Tester Announces More than $3 Million for Montana Health Care Providers [press_release]
Aug. 14, 2019	John Moolenaar	R	Mich.-2	Moolenaar Welcomes Grants for Fighting the Opioid Crisis
Aug. 14, 2019	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	Senator McConnell Helps Secure $6.6 Million for Fletcher Group to Help Combat Opioid Epidemic in Rural Kentucky
Aug. 14, 2019	Robert Menendez	D	N.J.	Menendez, Booker Announce Over $1M to Combat NJ’s Opioid Epidemic
Aug. 13, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $1.5 Million In Opioid, Behavioral Health Services For Southern Illinois Community Health Centers
Aug. 13, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $1.5 Million In Opioid, Behavorial Health Services For Western Illinois Community Health Centers
Aug. 13, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $2.1 Million In Opioid, Behavioral Health Services For Central Illinois Community Health Centers
Aug. 13, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $4.5 Million In Opioid, Behavioral Health Services For Chicago Community Health Centers
Aug. 13, 2019	Robin Kelly	D	Ill.-2	Congresswoman Kelly Completes Naloxone Training, Seeks to Raise Awareness of Training for Lifesaving Opioid-Reversal Drug
Aug. 12, 2019	Angus King	ID	Maine	Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $6 Million to Help Maine Fight the Opioid Crisis
Aug. 12, 2019	Andy Harris	R	Md.-1	Rep. Harris Announces Award for Opioid Addiction and Mental Health Services in Marylands First District
Aug. 12, 2019	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	Senator McConnell Helps Secure $725,000 for St. Claire HealthCare to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Aug. 12, 2019	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $6 Million to Help Maine Fight the Opioid Crisis
May 14, 2019	Alex Mooney	R	W.Va.-2	Congressman Alex X. Mooney Announces $200,000 for Rural Opioid Response in Morgan County
Aug. 9, 2019	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	NM Delegation Announces $6 Million to Combat New Mexico’s Opioid Crisis
Aug. 9, 2019	Buddy Carter	R	Ga.-1	Carter Applauds Grants to Combat Opioid Crisis in First District
Aug. 9, 2019	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy Announces $7M in Grants For Louisiana to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Aug. 9, 2019	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senators Markey and Hassan Query HHS on Status of Measuring Opioid Response Progress
Aug. 8, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin Asks Barr To Investigate Opioid Companies That Fueled Addiction Epidemic
Aug. 7, 2019	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey, Sheriff Koutoujian Promote Expansion of Opioid Treatment in Jails
Aug. 7, 2019	David Kustoff	R	Tenn.-8	Kustoff Hosts Opioid Roundtable with Local Leaders
Aug. 7, 2019	Robert E. Latta	R	Ohio-5	PSA: Talk to your families about the dangers of opioid abuse
Aug. 5, 2019	Josh Gottheimer	D	N.J.-5	Gottheimer, Cureton Bring Together Business and Law Enforcement to Help Fight Opioid Crisis
July 1, 2019	Dusty Johnson	R	S.D.-1	Reps. Dusty Johnson and David Trone Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis on College Campuses
Aug. 1, 2019	David Trone	D	Md.-6	Rep. David Trone Celebrates New Opioid Prescription Guidelines for Federal Employees
July 31, 2019	Christopher A. Coons	D	Del.	Sens. Coons, Gardner introduce legislation to support research on opioid addiction
July 30, 2019	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	ICYMI: Brown Takes to Senate Floor to Demand End to Tax Breaks for Opioid Ads, As Reports Reveal Drug Companies Inundated Communities with Highly Addictive Drugs
July 29, 2019	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Takes To Senate Floor to Demand End to Tax Breaks for Opioid Ads
July 29, 2019	John Kennedy	R	La.	Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) and Durbin (D-Ill.) Urge DEA to Reduce Opioid Production Quotas
July 29, 2019	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin, Kennedy Urge DEA To Use Its Authority To Reduce Opioid Production Quotas
July 24, 2019	James Baird	R	Ind.-4	Congressman Baird’s Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic Passes House
July 24, 2019	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	NH Delegation Announces New Federal Grant Funding to Support Franklin First Responders on Front Lines of Opioid Epidemic
July 24, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	NH Delegation Announces New Federal Grant Funding to Support Franklin First Responders on Front Lines of Opioid Epidemic
July 23, 2019	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Bipartisan Opioid Task Force Holds Roundtable on Threat Posed by Fentanyl, Synthetic Opioids

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