Moderate Republicans such as Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W. Va., previously expressed concerns with the BCRA’s cuts to opioid funding since their states have been hit particularly hard by the opioid epidemic. It is still unclear exactly what programs the $45 billion will be put toward.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., plans to release the new version of the BCRA on Friday, with a vote on the bill to come after the July 4 recess.
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