{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://turner.house.gov/2017/12/turner-and-moulton-concerned-by-dod-opioid-loophole", "TURNER and Moulton 'Concerned' by DoD Opioid Loophole", "2017-12-11", "2017", "2017-12", "Republican", "House", "OH", "Michael R. Turner", "T000463", "turner.house.gov", "turner", "https://turner.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and Ranking Member Seth Moulton (MA-6) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis expressing concern about the Department of Defense\u2019s (DoD) practice of reporting prescriptions, particularly regarding opioids. The Congressmen urged Secretary Mattis \u201cto take proactive steps to report TRICARE beneficiaries\u2019 controlled substance prescriptions to state prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) as soon as possible.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe opioid crisis is a national health emergency devastating our communities, Dayton especially,\u201d said Chairman Turner. \u201cA loophole that does not require the DoD to report controlled substance prescriptions to PDMPs makes our nation\u2019s active duty service members, reservists, their families, veterans, and retirees vulnerable to this epidemic of addiction. Ranking Member Moulton and I are asking Secretary Mattis to immediately close this loophole to prevent more individuals from falling victim to opioid addiction.\u201d\n\n\"It is imperative that Secretary Mattis take proactive steps to ensure reporting of TRICARE beneficiaries\u2019 controlled substance prescriptions to state prescription drug monitoring programs,\u201d said Ranking Member Moulton. \u201cAddressing this loophole will help us get our service members the assistance they may need to stay healthy and safe. Prescription drug monitoring programs are a proven tool to cut down on prescription drug abuse, but these state-based programs require good data. The Department of Defense ought to share its prescription data just like the Department of Veterans Affairs has successfully done. Working together, we can combat prescription drug abuse.\"\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T22:19:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://turner.house.gov/2017/12/turner-and-moulton-concerned-by-dod-opioid-loophole"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.5517789870500565, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}