WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced the first Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers (CORC) grant awarded to
Congressman Hal Rogers (KY-05), Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), and U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced in a statement Aug. 30 the first Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers (CORC) grant
Overdose deaths in 2021 reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy underscore the urgency for more comprehensive action to address
Luján Votes For COVID Funding, Spending Package
From the Office of U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján:
…Package Includes Direct Checks, Unemployment Benefits, Rental Assistance, Small Business Relief, and Funding for Vaccine Deployment
Washington, D.C. – U.S. House Assistant Speaker Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) voted for the House passage of a bipartisan omnibus appropriations package that includes COVID-19 funding. The legislation funds the government through September and extends COVID-19 relief programs like federal enhanced unemployment benefits, economic impact payments, emergency rental assistance, and the Paycheck Protection Program. It also includes billions of dollars to support mass vaccination efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. The legislation now advances to the Senate, where it is expected to pass later tonight.
doctor nan haworth. appreciate it. great to be with you. heather: let s talk about what the senate s opioid crisis act includes. makes it more difficult to get drugs like fentanyl and par fentanyl andrea arises funding from the grant program for comprehensive opioid recovery centers as well and other things. many other things because the package of 70 bills, the beautiful thing is the physician who knows something about congress has 99-1 in the senate. major initiative, $8.4 billion extending from the flow of drugs into the country to treatment and recovery. one of the key provisions is facilitating medication assisted therapy. allowing doctors to prescribe