In Case You Haven't Heard…

Last week, Congress released its funding bill keeping the federal government going until March 2025. It's level‐funding for the substance use disorder field. Notably, the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (MOTAA) bill is not included. If you want to read the 1,500‐plus pages, here it is: https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241216/CR.pdf . However, as of December 19, Congress had gone back to the drawing board, with Republicans ordered by President‐Elect Trump and by his close associate Elon Musk to remove funding or to just allow the government to shut down.