Senate Hearing on Federal Opioid Crisis Response
January 1, 2019
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Finance Connection
| Candidate | Donor | Amount | Industry | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Ann Walker | WALKER KELLY ANN | $100,000 | BUSINESS CONSULTING | Oct 2025 |
| Kelly Ann Walker | WALKER KELLY ANN | $25,000 | GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Mar 2026 |
| DR KELLY ERVING FOR RIALTO CITY COUNCIL 2022 | KELLY ERVING | $8,000 | ELIGIBILITY WORKER | Dec 2022 |
| DR KELLY ERVING FOR RIALTO CITY COUNCIL 2022 | KELLY ERVING | $3,000 | ELIGIBILITY WORKER | Dec 2022 |
| DR KELLY ERVING FOR RIALTO CITY COUNCIL 2022 | KELLY ERVING | $3,000 | ELIGIBILITY WORKER | Dec 2022 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Mario Hernandez | $2,500 | Business Owner | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Mario Hernandez | $2,500 | Business Owner | Aug 2024 |
| Dr. Tamala Kelly for Monrovia City Council 2022 | CA Slates | $2,178 | - | May 2022 |
| DR KELLY ERVING FOR RIALTO CITY COUNCIL 2022 | PLUMBING & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 364 | $2,000 | - | Nov 2022 |
| DR KELLY ERVING FOR RIALTO CITY COUNCIL 2022 | PLUMBING & PIPEFITTERS LOCAL 364 | $2,000 | - | Nov 2022 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | California Real Estate Political Action Committee | $2,000 | - | Nov 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Carl Cardinalli | $1,500 | Executive | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Environmental Source Co | $1,500 | - | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Maco Equipment Rentals, Inc | $1,500 | - | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Burger Family Trust | $1,500 | - | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | John Beury | $1,500 | CEO | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Bruce McPherson | $1,500 | Consultant | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | John Beury | $1,500 | CEO | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Burger Family Trust | $1,500 | - | Aug 2024 |
| Kathleen Kelly for Palm Desert City Council 2024 (District 2) | Environmental Source Co | $1,500 | - | Aug 2024 |
Reported financial relationships and timing signals. This does not prove motive or influence. Readers draw their own conclusions.
The Frame
This hearing outlines the federal government's ongoing strategy and funding priorities for opioid addiction treatment, surveillance, and pain management research, which directly impacts public health resource allocation across all states.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Physicians
Physicians are subject to new prescribing guidelines and education campaigns funded by the subcommittee.
Addiction treatment providers
Providers receive federal funding to expand treatment capacity and surveillance efforts.
Patients with chronic pain
Patients are affected by changes in pain management research and stricter opioid prescribing guidelines.
Last recorded activity January 1, 2019.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The subcommittee has invested nearly $9 billion in opioid crisis efforts over the last four years.
- In 2017, over 49,000 lives were lost to the opioid crisis in the U.S.
- For every one overdose death, approximately 273 people misused prescription opioids in the past year.
- The DEA in St. Louis recorded a 1,600 percent increase in fentanyl seizures between 2016 and 2017.
- Missouri experienced a 40 percent increase in fentanyl-related overdoses between 2016 and 2017.
- Federal funding in Missouri has provided treatment for over 4,000 people and saved 2,000 lives via overdose reversals.
- Prescription opioid volume declined by nearly 30 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year.
- The 12-month opioid mortality rate is reportedly leveling off for the first time since the 1980s.
Why It Matters
This hearing outlines the federal government's ongoing strategy and funding priorities for opioid addiction treatment, surveillance, and pain management research, which directly impacts public health resource allocation across all states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money has the federal government spent on the opioid crisis recently?
Are opioid prescriptions decreasing?
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Shift in Pain Management
The committee is explicitly pivoting from purely reactive treatment funding to proactive research into alternative pain management methods.
Connected Entities
Sources
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