The United States Senate voted against a fund-related amendment to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The original legislature predicted spending $80 million in the fight against the opioid endemic, but the actual funds have yet to be attained through an appropriations bill. Senate Republicans justify the block by arguing that hundreds of millions of dollars are already potentially available for use as part of the omnibus-spending bill passed in 2015.
Senate Blocks $600 Million in Additional Funding for Bill Aimed at Combating Addiction
