A package of bills to fight the opioid abuse epidemic is getting bipartisan support in the House, except for one major part over which Congress never seems to agree: new funding.
House Democrats are angry that the bills don’t include any new mandatory funding to help curb opioid and heroin abuse that kills 72 Americans a day. And they have been angry with the Republican-controlled House for its aversion to new funding, as Democrats have tried to get new funds for other public health priorities such as the Zika virus.
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