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.

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Date	Member	Party	State / District	Title
March 21, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown Secures Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Ohio, Stop Fentanyl at the Border
March 21, 2018	Patty Murray	D	Wash.	Senator Murray Praises Bipartisan Opioid Response Funding
March 21, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Secures Additional $3.3 Billion to Combat Opioid Epidemic in Government Funding Bill with Set-Aside of $142 Million for Hardest Hit States
March 21, 2018	Richard Hudson	R	N.C.-9	Hudson Highlights Local Company, Safe Disposal in Fight Against Opioid Crisis
March 21, 2018	Robert E. Latta	R	Ohio-5	Latta: Information is Key to Curbing Opioid Crisis
March 21, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	WISN: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on Addressing Opioid Epidemic as Public Health Crisis
March 8, 2018	Brad Schneider	D	Ill.-10	Schneider Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Funding for Next-Generation Opioid Overdose Antidotes
April 20, 2018	Tina Smith	D	Minn.	Sen. Tina Smith Urges Agriculture Department to Hear From Minnesotans as Part of Fight to Combat Opioid Epidemic
March 18, 2018	Tina Smith	D	Minn.	Sen. Tina Smith Introduces Bill to Help Tribal Communities Address Opioid Epidemic
March 12, 2018	Harold Rogers	R	Ky.	U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Bipartisan Opioid Quota Reform Bill
March 19, 2018	Nancy Pelosi	D	Calif.-11	Pelosi Statement on New White House Opioid Policy
March 20, 2018	Tammy Baldwin	D	Wis.	CNN: U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin on Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
March 19, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin Applauds President Trump's Plan to End the Opioid Epidemic
March 20, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Stop Suspicious Orders of Opioids
March 19, 2018	Mark Warner	D	Va.	Sen. Warner Responds to White House Blueprint to Combat National Opioid Crisis
March 19, 2018	Harold Rogers	R	Ky.-5	STATEMENT: Rogers on President Trump's Opioid Announcement
March 19, 2018	Jack Bergman	R	Mich.-1	Bergman Applauds Trump Administration on Opioid Plan
March 19, 2018	Brett Guthrie	R	Ky.-2	Guthrie, Green Introduce Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis
March 19, 2018	Robert C. Scott	D	Va.-3	Scott Statement on New White House Opioid Policy
March 19, 2018	Tom Cotton	R	Ark.	Cotton Statement on the President's Opioid Initiative
March 19, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Brown: Ohioans Need Action, Not Talk On Opioids
March 19, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Response to President Trump's Remarks in Manchester on the Opioid Epidemic
March 19, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito Praises President Trumps Comprehensive Plan to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
March 19, 2018	Richard Hudson	R	N.C.-9	Hudson Welcomes Trump's Plan to Combat Opioid Crisis
March 19, 2018	Bill Foster	D	Ill.-11	Foster Statement on Trump Opioid Plan
March 19, 2018	Bill Johnson	R	Ohio-6	Bill Johnson Statement on President Trumps Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand
March 19, 2018	Elise Stefanik	R	N.Y.-21	Stefanik Statement on Presidents Opioids Initiative
March 19, 2018	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey on Trump Opioid Plan: We Will Not Incarcerate or Execute Our Way Out of This Epidemic
March 16, 2018	Tom Cotton	R	Ark.	Cotton, Graham to Introduce Legislation Aimed at Fighting Opioid Epidemic
March 16, 2018	Lindsey Graham	R	S.C.	Graham, Cotton To Introduce Legislation Aimed At Fighting Opioid Epidemic
March 16, 2018	Bill Cassidy	R	La.	Cassidy Urges Department of Education to Provide Guidance on Most Effective Anti-Opioid Addiction Education
March 16, 2018	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	R.I.	Whitehouse Calls for Action on Bipartisan Bill to Help Women, Babies Struggling with Opioid Addiction
March 15, 2018	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster Co-Introduces Bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 2.0 to Combat Opioid Epidemic
March 15, 2018	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster Calls for Support of New Hampshire Health and Human Services Opioid Grant Request
March 15, 2018	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey on President Trump’s Upcoming Opioid Plan: We Don’t Need Another War on Drugs
March 14, 2018	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich Push for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country
March 14, 2018	Maria Cantwell	D	Wash.	Senator Cantwell Pushes for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country
March 14, 2018	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven Holds Hearing on Combating the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Indian Country
March 14, 2018	Lisa Murkowski	R	Alaska	Murkowski on Ending the Opioid Crisis in Rural Alaska
March 14, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin Releases Report Detailing His Plan to End the Opioid Epidemic
March 13, 2018	Paul Tonko	D	N.Y.-20	Tonko & Johnson Introduce Bill to Designate Centers of Excellence to Combat Opioid Epidemic
March 12, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Insurance Companies Need to Step Up to Fight Opioid Epidemic
March 12, 2018	Cory Booker	D	N.J.	Bicameral, Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Act
March 12, 2018	Dianne Feinstein	D	Calif.	Feinstein, Durbin, Kennedy, Grassley Introduce Opioid Quota Reform Bill To Strengthen DEAs Ability To Prevent Opioid Diversion And Abuse
March 12, 2018	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin. Kennedy, Feinstein, Grassley Introduce Opioid Quota Reform Bill To Strengthen DEA's Ability To Prevent Opioid Diversion And Abuse
March 12, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley, Durbin, Kennedy, Feinstein Introduce Opioid Quota Reform Bill to Strengthen DEA’s Ability to Prevent Opioid Diversion and Abuse
March 6, 2018	Dianne Feinstein	D	Calif.	Feinstein, Grassley, Colleagues Urge Funding for Foster Youth Affected By Opioid Epidemic
March 9, 2018	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, a Phenomenon Fueled by the Opioid Epidemic
March 9, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Treatment Programs
March 9, 2018	Lisa Murkowski	R	Alaska	Donnelly, Murkowski, Hassan Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Opioid Treatment Workforce Shortage

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