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Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

Floor Speech

Date: June 4, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BALDERSON. Mr. Chair, communities in my district and across the country continue to feel the devastating impact of the opioid and fentanyl crisis. We all know someone who has been affected, and many of us felt that loss ourselves.

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, first signed into law by President Trump in 2018, brought vital resources to those on the front lines: patients, families, first responders, and recovery providers.

Since then, overdose deaths have dropped significantly, but as we all know too well in Appalachian Ohio, there is much more work to be done.

Today's reauthorization builds on that progress. This bill ensures access to lifesaving medications for first responders, expands treatment for pregnant women, strengthens prescription drug monitoring, and supports recovery centers and workforce reentry programs.

By continuing this critical work, we can save more lives, restore more families, and bring hope to communities hit hardest by the addiction.

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