WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green), a leader in Congress on addressing the opioid crisis, spoke about the impact of the epidemic for communities across Ohio at an Energy and Commerce (E&C) Subcommittee on Health hearing. The rare two-day hearing, entitled, “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Prevention and Public Health Solutions,” is focused on more than 20 different bills aimed at combating the epidemic.
Latta brought up his legislation, the INFO Act, during the first panel of the hearing. The INFO Act has been highlighted by E&C Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) as legislation that would make a real difference in communities around the country. The bill helps state and local governments, advocates, health care providers, and law enforcement by collecting and aggregating data and information relating to the crisis and making it available in one location.
Latta said about the hearing, “This crisis is ending lives far too soon and destroying families. Too many babies are born with complications and addiction, and children are losing parents. I believe my bill, the INFO Act, will help to unravel and solve this epidemic by allowing advocates and health care providers to better access information and data on the nationwide efforts to combat opioid abuse, and more easily search for available funding.”
