Chairman Crowley Statement on White House Declaration that the Opioid Epidemic is a Public Health Emergency
(Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after the White House declared that the opioid epidemic, which is devastating communities across the United States, is a public health emergency:
“The opioid epidemic is one of the most significant crises facing our country – and it demands a response from the federal government that is equal to the devastation that the epidemic has caused across New York and in communities nationwide. President Trump’s decision to deem this crisis a public health emergency is an empty promise that fails to provide officials the resources they desperately need to stem the tide of the national opioid epidemic. A crisis of this magnitude deserves more than this kind of lip service – it deserves a full-fledged attack.”
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