“Our state and local communities on the front lines need resources to confront this epidemic, and that’s why I fought tooth and nail to bring home more funding to help them respond to this crisis and save lives.”
-Senator Baldwin
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), announced over $17.7 million in State Opioid Response grants are now being made available to the State of Wisconsin to combat the fentanyl and opioid epidemic.
“I know firsthand the heartbreak of watching a loved one struggle with addiction to opioids and all the challenges of getting help. For our friends, family, loved ones, and neighbors, we have to do more to stop the opioid and fentanyl crisis, and I am proud to be part of the solution,” said Senator Tammy Baldwin. “Our state and local communities on the front lines need resources to confront this epidemic, and that’s why I fought tooth and nail to bring home more funding to help them respond to this crisis and save lives.”
