In Case You Haven't Heard…

In what Capitol Hill insiders are calling a “perfect storm”: for addiction treatment funding, here's a list: 1) the next two weeks will be crucial, 2) House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson (R‐Louisiana) wants the first step in the reconciliation process to be in progress already, 3) government shutdown is set for March 14 without CR passage, 4) Medicaid is slated for cuts by the White House, 5) the SUPTRS block grant supplements are scheduled for expiration in September, 6) thousands of federally supported programs are slated for closure by the White House, and (7) grants and contracts are all up in the air. Finally, the shutdown for USAID is viewed as a first step, a “test case.” What can you do? Contact your Congressional representative, for starters.