Regina LaBelle’s Statement for the Record Before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing

As Congress considers steps it should take to address overdose deaths in the United States, Regina LaBelle, director of the Addiction Policy Initiative at the O’Neill Institute, submitted a statement for the record to the Energy and Commerce Committee. On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on oversight and investigations held a hearing entitled, “A Threat to Every Community: Assessing the Safety, Health, and Economic Consequences of President Biden’s Border Policies.”

Read our statement for the record on the need for bipartisan action to address the underlying issues driving the overdose crisis, actions that go beyond the border.