The Senate voted overwhelmingly to move forward a bill advancing medical cures, mental health and opioid abuse priorities, setting it up for final passage later this week.
The measure is a mashup of two big projects carried out by several House members over the past few years. It combines Reps. Fred Upton and Diana DeGette’s legislation reforming the Food and Drug Administration with a major mental health bill from Rep. Tim Murphy, and tacks on additional funding to counter the opioid abuse crisis.
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