House panel moves more than 50 bills combating opioid abuse

By Robert King

Published April 26, 2018 1:59am ET

House panel moves more than 50 bills combating opioid abuse — The U.S. Capitol stands in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. President Barack Obama, who vowed to do "everything we can" to help Americans whose health insurance has been canceled, may have little authority to do so without going to Congress for changes in the law. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images | (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Updated at 10:10 p.m.

A House panel advanced more than 50 bills aimed at tackling the opioid crisis Wednesday, but Democrats cried foul after the panel didn’t consider several Democrat-led bills.

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