Support for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

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Mr. LATTA. Mr. Chairman, I thank the chair of the full committee for yielding. I appreciate it.

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 2483, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025.

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 is one of the most impactful bills the Committee on Energy and Commerce has worked on during my time in Congress. Simply put, we came together to implement bipartisan policies that would save lives.

Gone are the days that substance abuse and addiction are a far off problem that doesn't impact each one of our districts. Instead of hearing the words: ``I know someone who knows someone,'' we hear too often: ``I know someone personally who is impacted by addiction.''

That is why it is absolutely essential that we reauthorize the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025, which will ensure that we have the right tools at our disposal to fight the scourge of fentanyl and opioids in our communities. We must continue vital resources for prevention, education, treatment, recovery, workforce, and law enforcement to help patients struggling with substance abuse. This reauthorization ensures that we will continue to make progress, continue to fight back, and will continue to save lives.

Mr. Chair, I again thank the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie), for his leadership on this legislation. Let's fix it. Let's promote treatment before tragedy, and stop the drug poisonings.

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding to me.

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