House and Senate Republicans voted down an attempt by Democrats to add $920 million to opioid abuse legislation.

A conference committee of House and Senate lawmakers met Wednesday to iron out differences in opioid legislation that passed both chambers earlier this year. Democrats have said they won’t sign off on the final legislation without the additional funding for addiction treatment.

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