DRUGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump will sign a 660-page bipartisan bill to address the opioid crisis during an event at the White House showcasing his administration’s work on the issue. Who will be there: The bill’s chief architects, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden and Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander. Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) will also be there, aides said. Senate HELP Committee ranking Democrat Patty Murray and House Energy and Commerce ranking Democrat Frank Pallone were invited but won’t attend.”
–Sarah Owermohle, “Trump to sign sweeping opioid bill,” Politico, October 24, 2018 10:00 am