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Republican Senate Building on Bipartisan Accomplishments for American People

‘[Supreme Court] is one issue where we just don’t agree, so let’s keep our focus on the areas where we can find agreement instead.’

March 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding accomplishments under the Republican Senate Majority:

“Last week the Senate took decisive action to address America’s devastating prescription opioid and heroin epidemic by passing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).

“It’s an important accomplishment for the American people. It’s the latest example of a Republican Senate leading on important issues.

“It also reminds us what can be accomplished when Senators focus on issues where they can agree, rather than only fighting about issues where they don’t.

“It’s clear that Democrats and Republicans do not agree about whether or not the American people should have a voice in the current Supreme Court vacancy.

“Republicans know the American people elected a Republican Senate to be a check-and-balance to President Obama. We know the next justice could dramatically change the direction of the court for decades. We think the American people deserve a voice in that conversation.

“Democrats would rather the President make this incredibly consequential decision on his way out the door.

“This is one issue where we just don’t agree, so let’s keep our focus on the areas where we can find agreement instead.

“I ask colleagues to join us in continuing to do our work here in the Senate. And as we do that, the American people can continue making their voices heard in this important national conversation.

“Passing CARA was a great example of what we can get done when we work constructively toward solutions.”

National Democrats’ War on Coal Continues

‘Now, we hear boasting from the highest ranks of the Democratic Party that these policies are going to put coal miners out of business… This is callous, it’s wrong, and it underlines the need to stand up for hardworking, middle-class coal families.’

March 14, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding national democrats’ continued assault on Kentucky coal miners, their families, and their jobs:

“When President Obama was a candidate, he boasted that his energy tax policies would make electricity prices ‘skyrocket’ for American families. When President Obama took office, his administration declared a war on coal families and their jobs.

“For a time, his administration tried to deny it was declaring a war on anyone.

“Now, we hear boasting from the highest ranks of the Democratic Party that these policies are going to put coal miners out of business.  

“Miners in Kentucky and across the country know that coal keeps the lights on and puts food on the table. What they want is to provide for their families, but here’s how more Democrats seem to view these hardworking Americans and their families: just statistics, just the cost of doing business, just obstacles to their ideology.

“This is callous, it’s wrong, and it underlines the need to stand up for hardworking, middle-class coal families.

“That’s what I’ve done here in the Senate. That’s what I’ll continue to do. I ask colleagues to join me.”

Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. Receives Federal Support for Substance Abuse Services

Senator McConnell contacted federal agency in support of competitive grant

March 14, 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. in Mount Sterling, Kentucky has received $406,250 in funding to assist in improving and expanding substance abuse treatment services at its facility. Senator McConnell contacted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on behalf of Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. in support of the federal competitive grant.
“This funding will help Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. expand its services and hire additional staff to help treat those in the area suffering from substance abuse,” said Senator McConnell. “This is great news for the community and comes on the heels of the Senate passing legislation authorizing programs to help combat the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic in Kentucky. I appreciate the opportunity to assist Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. The community health center does great work in Mount Sterling providing care to those who need it most.”
“Senator McConnell has been a champion on the cause to combat our Nation’s growing opioid epidemic. The Senator’s support for our competitive grant award for expanding our substance abuse program to address this issue, is yet another example of how his support has reached the Appalachian region of Eastern Kentucky. Locally, this award will allow Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. to hire additional staff, including a Psychiatrist and a Certified Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselor to more effectively treat Kentuckians with Opioid use disorders,” said Harold T. Brown, MBA, CEO/Executive Director, Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. “We are grateful for the Senator’s willingness to champion this cause, and we thank him for supporting our efforts. We are grateful his voice for the individuals and families affected by Opioid use disorders and for his support of healthcare organizations like Sterling Health Solutions, Inc. and other FQHCs making efforts to address this growing concern.”
Last week, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The bill helps tackle the prescription opioid & heroin crisis by expanding education and prevention initiatives, improving treatment programs, and bolstering law enforcement efforts.
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