Rep. Angel Cruz (D-Philadelphia) hosted a press conference Monday afternoon where he pushed for his legislation, House Bill 620, to be brought up for a vote in committee.

The legislation would require members of the House and Senate to be drug tested. The tests would be called by the House Speaker and the Senate President Pro Tempore at random and would be paid for by the legislators out of their own pockets.

In January, the City of Philadelphia announced it will implement safe injection sites, also known as comprehensive user engagement sites (CUES), in an effort to limit the number of people who will likely die from overdosing on opioids. 

Since the announcement, several Democrats have not warmed up to the progressive plan.