WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation that would expand prevention, treatment and education about drug abuse involving heroin and prescription painkillers. Only problem is: There’s no funding for it. The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 passed with a near-unanimous 94-1 vote, a rarity in a contentious election year when both…
Typical election year bill. Full of good, high sounding ideas. With no funding, no one has to worry about being inconvenienced by actually doing something.