Rep. Shea-Porter Issues Statement on Opioid Public Health Crisis Declaration
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H., issued the following statement after the Trump administration declared the national opioid epidemic a public health crisis:
"While declaring the opioid epidemic a public health crisis is a much smaller step than the national emergency declaration that President Trump promised, it is better than inaction.
"However, the $57,000 that HHS officials say is currently in the Public Health Emergency Fund is a grossly insufficient dollar amount to devote to this urgent crisis.
"The Trump Administration needs to begin actively working with Congress to make a serious down payment on treatment and recovery facilities. The Administration must also make sure New Hampshire starts getting our fair share of funding given the severity of this crisis in our state."
BACKGROUND
According to USA Today, today's announcement includes the authority for HHS to tap the Public Health Emergency Fund, a special fund that gives HHS maximum flexibility in a health crisis, to address the opioid crisis. However, that fund has just $57,000 in it.
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