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
Sept. 20, 2018	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven Announces More Than $5.6 Million In Funding For North Dakota To Address Opioid Abuse, Mental Health
Sept. 20, 2018	Markwayne Mullin	R	Okla.	HHS Awards $1 Billion in New Round of Opioid Grants
Sept. 20, 2018	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	Senator McConnell: Kentucky Awarded $31.47 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 19, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	Manchin Hosts Roundtable Discussion on Opioids in Ranson
Sept. 20, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley Op-ed: Congress is working to combat opioid addiction
Sept. 20, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley Op-ed: Congress is working to combat opioid addiction
Sept. 19, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Applauds Approval of NH Application for Federal Opioid Response Grants
Sept. 19, 2018	Maria Cantwell	D	Wash.	Cantwell, Law Enforcement Leaders Highlight Benefits of Senate-Passed Opioid Legislation, Needs in Washington State
Sept. 19, 2018	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	New Hampshire to Receive $30.1 Million in Opioid Funding
Sept. 19, 2018	Steve Womack	R	Ark.-3	Arkansas Community Health Centers Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Addiction
Sept. 18, 2018	Amy Klobuchar	D	Minn.	Klobuchar’s Bipartisan Bills to Crack Down on Synthetic Opioids Pass the Senate
Sept. 19, 2018	Cindy Hyde-Smith	R	Miss.	HYDE-SMITH ANNOUNCES $5.0 MILLION OPIOID TREATMENT GRANTS FOR MISS. COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
Sept. 19, 2018	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin And Bustos Highlight Key Provisions In Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 17, 2018	Richard J. Durbin	D	Ill.	Durbin Applauds Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Bill To Fight Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 19, 2018	Andy Harris	R	Md.-1	Congressman Andy Harris Supports Providing $1 Billion Toward Opioid Crisis
Sept. 19, 2018	John Boozman	R	Ark.	Arkansas Community Health Centers Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Addiction
Sept. 18, 2018	Ron Wyden	D	Ore.	Wyden Applauds Senate Passage of Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis
Sept. 18, 2018	Elizabeth Warren	D	Mass.	Warren Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sept. 17, 2018	Roger Wicker	R	Miss.	Wicker Votes to Expand Efforts to Prevent and Treat Opioid Abuse
Sept. 18, 2018	Marco Rubio	R	Fla.	Key Rubio Provisions Included in Critical Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sept. 18, 2018	John Thune	R	S.D.	Thune Discusses Critical Opioid Legislation and Strong State of the Economy
Sept. 17, 2018	Deb Fischer	R	Neb.	Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill to Help States Fight Opioid Crisis
Sept. 18, 2018	Tammy Duckworth	D	Ill.	Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis
Sept. 18, 2018	Todd Young	R	Ind.	Young Votes for Military Pay Raises, Pell Grants, Opioid Funding and Other Indiana Priorities in Appropriations Package
Sept. 18, 2018	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven Joins Senate in Passing Funding Legislation to Combat Opioid Abuse, Support STEM Education Opportunities
Sept. 17, 2018	Ann McLane Kuster	D	N.H.-2	Kuster Statement on Senate Passage of Opioid Legislation
Sept. 18, 2018	Sherrod Brown	D	Ohio	Nearly $4 Billion to Combat Opioid Crisis in Appropriations Bills Set to Become Law
Sept. 18, 2018	Edward J. Markey	D	Mass.	Senator Markey Provisions Included in Senate-Passed Legislation to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 17, 2018	Joe Manchin III	D	W.Va.	MANCHIN AGAIN SECURES TRIPLE THE FUNDING FOR WEST VIRGINIA TO FIGHT THE OPIOID CRISIS
Sept. 18, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	VIDEO: Capito Highlights Efforts to Curb Opioid Epidemic in West Virginia
Sept. 17, 2018	Shelley Moore Capito	R	W.Va.	Capito, Peters Provisions Improving Opioid Treatment for Adolescents Passes Senate
Sept. 18, 2018	Tim Kaine	D	Va.	Warner & Kaine Praise Senate Passage Of Comprehensive Opioid & Substance Abuse Bill That Included Their Own Legislation
Sept. 18, 2018	Mitch McConnell	R	Ky.	More Help is on the Way to Address the Nations Opioid Crisis
Sept. 18, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Grassley on Passage of the Opioid Crisis Response Act
Sept. 18, 2018	Charles E. Grassley	R	Iowa	Anti-Opioid Abuse Package Passes the Senate
Sept. 18, 2018	Joni Ernst	R	Iowa	Bipartisan Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis Passes Senate with Ernst Support, Includes the Senators AIDD Act
Sept. 17, 2018	Angus King	I	Maine	Senate Passes Legislation to Fight the Opioid Crisis Including Multiple King-Backed Provisions
Sept. 18, 2018	John Cornyn	R	Texas	Cornyn, Feinstein Substance Abuse Prevention Bill Passes in Opioids Package
Sept. 17, 2018	Benjamin L. Cardin	D	Md.	Senate Passes Cardin Measures to Fight Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 17, 2018	Steve Daines	R	Mont.	Daines Fights to Include Tools to Combat Meth, Opioids Crisis in Landmark Legislation
Sept. 18, 2018	John Hoeven	R	N.D.	Hoeven: Senate Passes Opioid Crisis Response Act to Further Comprehensive Approach to Combat Abuse
Sept. 18, 2018	Cory Booker	D	N.J.	Senate Passes Opioid Crisis Response Bill that Includes Booker and Menendez-Authored Provisions
Sept. 18, 2018	Mike Lee	R	Utah	Sen. Lee Votes Against Unaccountable Opioid Spending
Sept. 17, 2018	Patty Murray	D	Wash.	VIDEO: Recounting Stories from Washington State on the Impact and Ripple Effects of Opioid Misuse, Senator Murray Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Tackle Nationwide Opioid Crisis
Sept. 17, 2018	Jeanne Shaheen	D	N.H.	Shaheen Ushers Through Key NH Priorities in Senate-Passed Bill to Combat Opioid Crisis
Sept. 17, 2018	Maria Cantwell	D	Wash.	Cantwell Provisions to Combat Opioid Epidemic, Hold Manufacturers Accountable for Negligent, Misleading Practices Pass U.S. Senate
Sept. 17, 2018	Tina Smith	D	Minn.	U.S. Senator Tina Smith Says Senate Passage of Bipartisan Opioids Legislation Will Give Minnesota, Nation Tools to Combat Crisis
Sept. 17, 2018	Martin Heinrich	D	N.M.	Udall, Heinrich Vote for Vital Legislation to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Sept. 17, 2018	Gary Peters	D	Mich.	Peters, Capito Provisions Improving Opioid Treatment for Adolescents Passes Senate
Sept. 17, 2018	Gary Peters	D	Mich.	Peters Floor Remarks Supporting Opioid Crisis Response Act

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