Category: David Trone

Rep. David Trone Launches Senate Bid to Succeed Ben Cardin

Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) launched a bid for the Senate on May 4 to succeed retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). In a video announcing his campaign, Trone, 67, talked about numerous issues and warned that “the clock is ticking.” One issue was deaths due to drug overdoses. “Every hour in America, 10 people die from overdoses….


Bipartisan Group Seeks to Use Part of COVID-19 Stimulus Money for Opioid Crisis

A bipartisan group of Congress members is asking the Treasury Department to let states use funding from the most recent stimulus bill to combat the opioid epidemic. “We write to urge that any guidance clarifying permissible uses of the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Government Fiscal Recovery Fund clearly allows recipient governments to spend…


Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Seeks Some COVID-19 Funds for Opioid Crisis

A bipartisan group of Congress members is asking the Treasury Department to allow states to use funding from the most recent stimulus bill to combat the opioid epidemic. “We write to urge that any guidance clarifying permissible uses of the American Rescue Plan’s State and Local Government Fiscal Recovery Fund clearly allows recipient governments to…