Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Some COVID-19 Funds for Opioid Crisis

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Some COVID-19 Funds for Opioid Crisis
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) waits in line to vote at the Henrico County Registrar’s office in Henrico, Va., on Sept. 18, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
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A bipartisan group of Congress members is asking the Treasury Department to allow states to use funding from the most recent stimulus bill to combat the opioid epidemic.

“We write to urge that any guidance clarifying permissible uses of the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Government Fiscal Recovery Fund clearly allows recipient governments to spend those awards to combat the worsening overdose crisis,” the group wrote in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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