First Term Congressman Trone Spearheads Addiction Working Group – Conduit Street

First Term Congressman Trone Spearheads Addiction Working Group

Post author:Michael Sanderson
Post published:February 14, 2019
Post category:Health and Human Services / NACo and Federal Issues

Representative David Trone announced a 36-member congressional Freshmen Working Group On Addiction

Maryland’s recently-elected U.S. Representative David Trone (D, MD6) today announced the formation of a coalition of newly-elected representatives dedicated to working on addiction issues. His Twitter account highlighted the first notes of the effort:

It’s time to take action.

That’s why today I'm announcing the formation of the Freshmen Working Group on Addiction. 36 Democrats and Republicans from the freshman class have come together in this group to focus on promoting policies to #EndtheAddictionCrisis pic.twitter.com/DZXBJdrGUX

— Rep. David Trone (@RepDavidTrone) February 14, 2019

Rep. Trone detailed the efforts ahead in additional social media posts, including an image of a press release discussing the effort in more detail:

Let’s get to work. Let’s #EndtheAddictionCrisis pic.twitter.com/DFBV4q6Wpu

— Rep. David Trone (@RepDavidTrone) February 14, 2019

Read the full thread on Representative Trone’s twitter feed.

MACo has adopted “Re-Prioritizing Public Health” as a top effort for 2019, and has supported multiple pieces of state legislation to target the opioid and addiction crisis across the state.

Michael Sanderson

Executive Director Maryland Association of Counties

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