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Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

Courtney Allen an organizer for Mobilize Recovery and on the settlement advisory council for the state of Maine, talks on her cell on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Allen and others are in Washington to meet with Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, to give their recommendations for the distribution of the federal settlement money as billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Courtney Allen, an organizer for Mobilize Recovery and on the settlement advisory council for the state of Maine, center, Tee Scott, also an organizer at Mobilize Recovery, left, and Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, right visit near the Mobilize Recovery bus on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Allen, Tee, and others are in Washington to meet with Emhoff to give their recommendations for the distribution of the federal settlement money as billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Courtney Allen an organizer for Mobilize Recovery and on the settlement advisory council for the state of Maine, talks on her cell on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Allen and others are in Washington to meet with Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, to give their recommendations for the distribution of the federal settlement money as billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Courtney Allen, far left, and Joseph Green, both organizers for Mobilize Recovery, applaud as Douglas Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, right, and Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of National Drug Control Policy, second from right, sign the Mobilize Recovery bus parked Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Allen and others are in Washington to meet Emhoff and other to give their recommendations for the distribution of the federal settlement money as billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Mobilize Recovery bus is parked on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Members of Mobilize Recover and others are in Washington to meet with Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, to give their recommendations for the distribution of the federal settlement money as billions of dollars in opioid lawsuit settlements are starting to flow to governments. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Actor Danny Trejo talks about his life and past problems with drug addiction during a stop of the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus tour in Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Ryan Hampton, founder of the Voices Project, left, talks with actor Danny Trejo, aboard the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus during a stop in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Trejo spoke at the recovery rally telling the crowd about his past problems with drug addiction. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Ryan Hampton, founder of the Voices Project, poses outside the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus during a stop in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Actor Danny Trejo signs the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus during a stop at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022. Trejo spoke at the recovery rally telling the crowd about his past problems with drug addiction. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Albert Roman Jr., left, takes a photo with actor Danny Trejo who spoke at the recovery rally about overcoming drug addiction, during a stop of the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus tour at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. Through counseling and a desire to have a better life Roman Jr. has worked to overcome a 30 year drug and alcohol addiction. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Sa Thao signs the 2022 Mobile Recovery National Bus during a stop at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Sept. 7, 2022. Across the country, people in recovery and relatives of those killed by opioid overdoses are pressing for roles in determining how billions in opioid settlement money will be used. That push is one of the missions of the monthlong nationwide bus tour. Thao was addicted to methamphetamine but through recovery programs has been clean for 18 months. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)