House Republicans on Wednesday released their healthcare spending bill for fiscal 2017, boosting funding to fight opioid abuse and the Zika virus while taking aim at ObamaCare and abortion.
The measure from the House Appropriations Committee includes extra funding in hot-button areas where Democrats have demanded immediate funding outside of the regular appropriations process.
The bill includes a $525 million increase over this year’s funding level for opioid abuse programs. Democrats are currently threatening to block an opioid policy bill unless $920 million in extra funding is added.
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