Reps. Roe, Burchett Issue Statements on $499,999 Grant Awarded to Helen Ross McNabb Center
October 01, 2019
October 01, 2019
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Reps. Phil Roe, R-Tennessee, and Tim Burchett, R-Tennessee, issued the following statements after the Labor Department announced a $499,999 grant awarded to the Helen Ross McNabb Center:
Roe said:
"Our communities in East Tennessee are being ravaged by the opioid epidemic. Our state suffered 1,856 opioid-related deaths in Tennessee in 2018, which is more than the number of people who died in car accidents.
"Prevention and tre . . .
Roe said:
"Our communities in East Tennessee are being ravaged by the opioid epidemic. Our state suffered 1,856 opioid-related deaths in Tennessee in 2018, which is more than the number of people who died in car accidents.
"Prevention and tre . . .