{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-markey-massachusetts-delegation-secure-nearly-60-million-in-federal-funding-to-fight-the-opioid-crisis", "Warren, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Secure Nearly $60 Million in Federal Funding to Fight the Opioid Crisis", "2024-10-07", "2024", "2024-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "MA", "Elizabeth Warren", "W000817", "www.warren.senate.gov", "warren", "https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "Warren, Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Secure Nearly $60 Million in Federal Funding to Fight the Opioid Crisis\n\nFunding will support efforts to mitigate the overdose crisis in Massachusetts, which has one of the highest overdose mortality rates in the country\n\nBoston, MA - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Richard Neal (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Bill Keating (D-Mass.), Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Lori Trahan (D-Mass.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.), announced the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will receive nearly $60 million in federal grants for state and tribal opioid response and prevention from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.\n\nThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration\u2019s 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health revealed that over 48 million people experienced substance use disorder in the past year, but only a quarter of those in need of substance use disorder treatment services actually received them.\n\n\u201cThe opioid crisis is something we feel deeply across this country, especially in Massachusetts,\u201d said Senator Warren. \u201cThanks to the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s leadership, we can provide vital resources to hard-hit communities in Massachusetts, and I\u2019ll keep fighting for more resources that allow us to address this crisis like the public health crisis it is.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe opioid crisis is indiscriminate in the impact it has on communities across Massachusetts, but the most effective solutions are driven by the communities on the frontline, living through the devastation that addiction and overdose can cause. The funding that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe will receive will fuel strategies for prevention, expanding access to treatment, and providing holistic care that puts people\u2019s health and dignity first. In short, this funding can help save lives,\u201d said Senator Markey.\n\n\u201cThe opioid epidemic has devastated families and entire communities in Massachusetts and across America,\u201d said Democratic Whip Katherine Clark. \u201cUnder the steadfast leadership of the Biden-Harris administration, we are expanding access to treatment options for Americans struggling with substance use disorder and ensuring they receive the care they deserve. This award builds upon that progress, and I am proud to have partnered with local and state champions to bring these critical dollars back home.\"\n\n\u201cEvery community here in Massachusetts and across our nation has been impacted by the immense grief and hardship caused by the opioid crisis. The disease of addiction is a battle that no family should have to bear alone,\" said Congresswoman Lori Trahan. \"Critical investments like these that support prevention and treatment programs are instrumental in expanding access to treatment, supporting recovery, and preventing tragic overdose deaths.\"\n\nThe funds will be used to address the overdose crisis in Massachusetts and in tribal communities through prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support. This includes opioid reversal drugs such as naloxone, as well as medications for opioid use disorder.\n\nIn May 2024, Senator Warren led 86 lawmakers in reintroducing the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency (CARE) Act, the most ambitious legislation in Congress to confront the substance use epidemic. Supported by tribal nations, 29 organizations, and 28 Massachusetts state elected officials, the CARE Act would provide state and local governments with $125 billion in federal funding over ten years, including nearly $1 billion per year directly to tribal governments and organizations.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:55:29Z"]], "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://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-markey-massachusetts-delegation-secure-nearly-60-million-in-federal-funding-to-fight-the-opioid-crisis"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.664196141064167, "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"}