House OKs bill boosting drug treatment programs
WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly approved a compromise package bolstering federal steps against illicit drugs on Friday, as lawmakers of both parties flocked to cast an election-year vote to stem the nation’s surge of deaths among drug abusers. Democrats initially refused to endorse the final accord that House-Senate bargainers produced this week, complaining that it contained no actual money to finance its programs. With the House’s lopsided vote, Senate Democratic aides said the measure... Читать дальше...