October 20th, 2017 by WCBC Radio
Maryland Sixth District Congressman John Delaney announced this week that he is co-sponsoring legislation to make it easier for the Drug Enforcement Administration to combat the opioid epidemic. The bill, called the “Opioid Immediate Suspension Order Act of 2017,” was introduced Monday by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Virginia. Four Democratic representatives, including Delaney, have co-sponsored the legislation, but no Republicans, according to Connolly’s office. This new bill re-establishes the previous threshold for the DEA to take action, giving the organization the oversight power it had before the 2016 law passed. Delaney said its imperative to restore the DEA’s ability to crack down on distributors who are flooding our communities with opioids…
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