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Heinrich Leads Bipartisan Letter To FDA Urging Agency To Take Necessary Steps To Tackle Opioid Epidemic

This letter is the latest action taken by Heinrich in the fight against the opioid epidemic in New Mexico.

Friday, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, along with Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Angus King (I-Vt.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to include Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).