washington key members u.s. congress say friday reach compromise shift billion try keep struggle families together include baby bear dependant opioids proposal drive part opioid crisis threaten thousands families bill would allow mental health substance abuse parent assistance whenever child deem imminent risk enter foster care measure also offer support relatives unexpectedly assume responsibility child parent current law fund may spend child enter foster care spokesman child welfare league america john sciamanna call propose change landmark… potentially historic legislation involve billion 10 years relate opioid bill include fund bill would make historic shift child welfare fund offer way moms dads get help treatment rather pitch children remove home say sen. ron wyden rank democrat senate finance committee bill compromise four powerful members congress wyden senate finance committee republican chair orrin hatch utah republican chair house ways mean committee kevin brady texas rank democrat ways mean sander levin michigan plan offer bipartisan solutions families children affect opioid addiction crisis hatch say statement december reuters investigation reveal least 110 baby die since 2010 bear opioid-dependent send home parent ill-prepared care nine 50 u.s. state follow federal law require help newborns news agency find response reuters series u.s. department health human service ask state report june 30 whether follow exist law know child abuse prevention treatment act may house pass legislation improve safety plan children bear dependent opioid drug reanne pederson devil lake n.d. one women portray reuters series accidentally smother newborn bed drug say happy hear new fund possibilities important moms struggle addiction get help say congress eye billion aid at-risk families