McCaskill Apologizes for ‘Sloppy, Embarrassing Mistake’ on Opioid Bill

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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill (Mo.) apologized Tuesday for falsely saying she was undergoing breast cancer treatment when the Senate passed a bill that is now facing fierce criticism.

The Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act weakened the Drug Enforcement Administration’s ability to go after drug distributors in 2016, and McCaskill said Monday she would not have gone along with the bill if she hadn’t been out undergoing treatment. Once it came to light that she was, in fact, back in the Senate at the time, McCaskill announced her apology.

Calling it a “sloppy, embarrassing mistake,” McCaskill admitted she could have stopped the bill from passing through a voice vote, which only takes one senator. She pointed out, however, that she was not on the committee that drafted the bill.- READ MORE

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