A top GOP chairman is lashing out at the White House for what he calls a “misleading PR campaign” that accuses Republicans of neglecting the nation’s opioid crisis.
Hal Rogers (R-Ky.), head of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, defended the GOP’s efforts at a Thursday hearing on a health spending bill that would devote an unprecedented $581 million to fighting opioid addiction.
GOP leaders in the House and Senate are days away from sending their much-touted opioid bill to the president’s desk. That measure, however, has drawn criticism from Democrats for its lack of new funding.
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