Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have agreed on many key aspects for mental health reform legislation and efforts to combat opioid misuse, but the remaining obstacles may prove too difficult to overcome before Congress breaks for the summer.
Funding is the main issue holding up passage of bills on mental health reform, opioid misuse programs and a biomedical innovations package. Democrats say the legislation does no good without appropriated funds, but Republicans are rejecting those efforts.
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