(Reuters) – A bipartisan trio of U.S. lawmakers is asking Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for latitude to use some of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package for addressing the opioid crisis, Axios reported on Wednesday https://bit.ly/2RtTx4O.
Democratic Representatives Abigail Spanberger and David Trone, along with Republican Representative David McKinley, are teaming up in the appeal, the report added. A letter will be sent to Yellen in relation to the matter on Thursday.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
