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
April 20, 2017	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin and Capito Applaud HHS Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
April 21, 2017	Sheldon Whitehouse	D	R.I.	RI Receives $2.1 Million in Federal Funds to Stem Opioid Crisis
April 20, 2017	Amy Klobuchar	D	Minn.	Klobuchar Announces $5 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Addiction in Minnesota
April 21, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Pennsylvania to receive $26 million of federal money to fight opioid crisis
April 21, 2017	Vern Buchanan	R	Fla.-16	Florida Gets Federal Aid to Confront Heroin Crisis
April 21, 2017	John Sarbanes	D	Md.-3	Sarbanes Statement on $10 Million Grant to Maryland to Combat Opioid Crisis
April 21, 2017	Claudia Tenney	R	N.Y.-24	Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Announces $25.2 Million in a Federal Grant to Combat the Opioid Crisis in New York
April 21, 2017	Christopher S. Murphy	D	Conn.	CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES $5.5 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO COMBAT OPIOID CRISIS
April 21, 2017	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $25 Million in Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic in New York State
April 20, 2017	Josh Gottheimer	D	N.J.-5	Gottheimer Applauds $13 Million Federal Investment in Fighting New Jersey’s Opioid Crisis
April 20, 2017	Kevin Cramer	R	N.D.	CRAMER: HHS Grants North Dakota $2 Million to Address Opioid Epidemic
April 20, 2017	John Cornyn	R	Texas	Cornyn Statement on Administration Announcement of New Funding for Texas to Combat Opioid Addiction
April 20, 2017	Gus Bilirakis	R	Fla.-12	Bilirakis Announces $27 Million to Fight Opioid Crisis in Florida
April 20, 2017	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito and Manchin Applaud HHS Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Statement on Announcement that Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Will Soon be Administered to New Hampshire
April 20, 2017	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey Announces Nearly $12 Million in Federal Funding for Massachusetts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
April 20, 2017	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven: North Dakota Receives $2 Million in Cures Act Funding to Combat Opioid Addiction
April 19, 2017	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Senator Collins Announces Maine to Receive More Than $2 Million to Fight the Opioid Crisis
April 17, 2017	Susan Collins	R	Maine	Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Growing Trend Fueled by the Opioid Crisis
April 13, 2017	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	D	N.Y.	Senators Gillibrand and McCain Announce Bipartisan Legislation To Combat Opioid Crisis By Limiting Prescriptions To Seven Days
April 11, 2017	Tim Kaine	D	Va.	Kaine Urges President Trump To Empower States To Help Fight Opioid Epidemic
April 6, 2017	Brad Schneider	D	Ill.-10	Rep. Schneider Introduces Legislation to Address Overprescribing of Opioids
	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	SHAHEEN, SENATORS TO TRUMP: WE’RE READY TO WORK TOGETHER TO COMBAT OPIOID EPIDEMIC AS LONG AS YOU STOP UNDERMINING PROGRAMS CRITICAL TO ADDRESSING IT
April 6, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Fitzpatrick Highlights Bucks Co. Family in Speech on Chronic Disease of Opioid Addiction
April 5, 2017	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senators Markey and Brown, Opioid Treatment Leaders and FDA Reform Advocates Voice Opposition to FDA Nominee Dr. Scott Gottlieb
April 1, 2017	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Sunday Perspective: Behind each opioid death statistic \| Charleston Gazette Mail
March 31, 2017	Amy Klobuchar	D	Minn.	With New Lethal Strain of Synthetic Heroin From China Causing Overdose Deaths in Minnesota, Klobuchar Renews Call for Passage of Her Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Synthetic Opioids from Overseas
March 30, 2017	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin Attends Meeting at the White House Focused on Ending the Opioid Epidemic
March 30, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Fitzpatrick Applauds Establishment of Presidents Commission on Combating Drug Addiction & the Opioid Crisis
March 30, 2017	Bill Johnson	R	Ohio-6	Bill Johnson Joins President Trump at White House to Discuss Opioid Epidemic
	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Introduces New Legislation Aimed at Preventing Opioid Misuse Among Students and Student Athletes
March 29, 2017	Gus Bilirakis	R	Fla.-12	Bilirakis Statement on President Trump’s Executive Action to Fight Opioid Crisis
March 29, 2017	Suzan K. DelBene	D	Wash.-1	DelBene Calls for Opioid Addiction Recovery Funding
March 29, 2017	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster Statement on White House Commission to Combat Opioid Addiction
	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Statement on President Trump's Opioid Commission: Trump’s “policies in regards to the opioid crisis are in desperate need of a course correction"
March 29, 2017	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Calls for Funding of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
March 29, 2017	Bob Casey	D	Pa.	Casey, Police Chiefs Discuss Need to Fund Treatment of Opioid Addiction
April 29, 2016		D	Va.-11	Griffith, Connolly Introduce the Curb Opioid Misuse by Advancing Technology (COMBAT) Act
March 22, 2017	Marcy Kaptur	D	Ohio-9	Kaptur votes to maintain guarantee for opioid treatment in all health plans
March 22, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	STATE OF THE NATION: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick addresses civility, opioid addiction and tax reform before Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce
March 22, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	Fitzpatrick joins Bipartisan Heroin Task Force
March 21, 2017	Patty Murray	D	Wash.	Sen. Murray, Dem Colleagues to Republican Leader: TrumpCare Disastrous for Battle Against Opioid Crisis
March 22, 2017	Chris Van Hollen	D	Md.	Van Hollen: Trumpcare Disastrous for Battle Against Opioid Crisis
March 21, 2017	Gus Bilirakis	R	Fla.-12	Bilirakis Questions Officials on Fentanyl & the Opioid Crisis
March 18, 2017	Tim Walberg	R	Mich.-5	Ann Arbor News: 'Jessie's Law' named after Ann Arbor woman who died of opioid overdose
March 6, 2017	Brian Fitzpatrick	R	Pa.-1	FITZPATRICK FIGHTS FOR OPIOID, HEALTH FUNDING
March 16, 2017	Josh Gottheimer	D	N.J.-5	Josh Gottheimer Urges Towns and Non-Profits to Apply for Federal Grants to Combat Opioid Epidemic
March 6, 2017	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin introduces Vet Connect act to reduce opioid abuse among veterans \| WDTV
March 16, 2017	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	Senate Passes Rubio-Markey Resolution Calling for International Cooperation in Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
March 15, 2017	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey Cites Concerns Over Opioid Crisis, Need to Reform FDA in Opposition to Nominee Scott Gottlieb

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