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House panel maps out moves for opioid bills

By Robert King
Published April 18, 2018 11:20pm ET
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House panel maps out moves for opioid bills
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A House panel is ironing out how many bills to advance to the full House to combat the opioid epidemic.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee is scheduled next week to mark up legislation to tackle the opioid epidemic. Committee leaders are now determining how many bills it plans to consider during the markup scheduled for April 25.

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