mr. donnelly on roll call vote 70 i voted yea. it was my intention to vote no. therefore i ask unanimous consent that i be permitted to change my vote since it will not affect the outcome. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. donnelly: thank you. mr. durbin: the opioid heroin crisis demands our immediate attention. it demands a comprehensive response involving local state and government, law enforcement agencies and the private sector. for too long, we have focused our efforts almost exclusively on responding to and treating addiction. now, that is a critical element. i'm not going to diminish it. but we need to look beyond that. yes, we need to make sure that substance abuse treatment is available. right now there are some archaic laws in the medicaid program that restrict the number of beds that one could have in a treatment facility. i see that senator alexander from tennessee has come to the floor here, and he is the chair of a committee that may consider this issue. you may be aware of this fact that many years ago we restricted the number of treat

mr. donnelly: thank you. thank you to my good friend and colleague, senator coats, and it truly is an institution in our state. i rise with senator coats to commemorate the 100th running -- think of that, what a long and storied history. the indiana 500 is more than a weekend tradition, more than just a sporting event. it has a storied history and the list of winners include some of the most legendary drivers in motor racing history. names like foyt, mears, unser, andretti. the legendary family that has been good friends to our state and such good stewards of the track, the homeangeorge family. the indy 500 is a sight to see. the iconic two and a half mile oval, the buzzing atmosphere created by hundreds of thousands of cheering fans, the singing, as my colleague, senator coats, said -- my deer friend talked about back home again in indiana. the winner drinking milk in victory lane and raising the trophy. this race is defined by career-making victories as well as heartbreaking crashes and down to the wire fin