July 13, 2016

Opioid bill breezes through Senate after Democrats abandon spending demands

A long-awaited bill to combat the prescription painkiller and heroin epidemic breezed through the Senate Wednesday, clearing the way for President Obama to sign it into law.

Senators approved the bipartisan opioids package, 92-2, after months of negotiations that hinged on Democratic demands for hundreds of millions in new spending ...

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