Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21), Member of the Bipartisan Heroin Task Force, issued the following statement before President Trump signs into law the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act – a comprehensive, bipartisan legislative package to combat the heroin and opioid epidemic. This package includes dozens of measures and includes several Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to help combat the opioid crisis.
Congresswoman Stefanik has previously worked to pass the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the 21st Century Cures Act, and supported $10 billion in funding to combat addiction. Recently, Congresswoman Stefanik helped her House colleagues pass dozens of bills to fight the opioid epidemic. Click here for reaction from local officials to Congresswoman Stefanik's work on opioids.
This past summer, constituent Bob Dean from Queensbury shared his personal story of family tragedy that led to his anti-opioid advocacy in a video released by Congresswoman Stefanik. To hear his story and to learn more about Congresswoman Stefanik's work in Congress to combat opioid abuse, click here.