HELENA – Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, along with the attorneys general of Ohio and Washington, led a bipartisan coalition of 39 state and territory attorneys general calling on congressional leaders to promptly pass measures to help hold opioid manufacturers accountable for their role in the opioid epidemic and stem diversion.
The coalition sent a letter to the chair and ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as well as the Judiciary Committee, the committees of jurisdiction, urging them to pass the S.2456, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) 2.0 ,and S.2440, the Comprehensive Addiction Reform, Education, and Safety (CARES) Act.