▁reduce ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁un ins ured . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁amid ▁growing ▁concerns ▁over ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Health C are . gov , ▁particularly ▁rel ating ▁to ▁del ays ▁associated ▁with ▁initial ▁online ▁sign ups ▁for ▁health ▁coverage , ▁Ay otte ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁" time - out " ▁on ▁the ▁Aff ord able ▁Care ▁Act ▁during ▁a ▁tele vised ▁interview ▁with ▁CNN , ▁suggesting ▁instead ▁to ▁" con ven e ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁b ipart isan ▁leaders ▁to ▁address ▁health ▁care ▁concerns ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁because ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁working ." ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁American ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Su ic ide ▁Pre vention ' s ▁Cong r essional ▁Award ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁support ▁for ▁increasing ▁mental ▁health ▁resources . ▁ ▁Ay otte ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Com pre h ensive ▁Add iction ▁and ▁Rec overy ▁Act ▁( C AR A ), ▁which ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁address ▁op io id ▁ab use . ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁increase ▁fund ing ▁for ▁treatment ▁of ▁add iction ▁and ▁allow ▁n urs es ▁and ▁phys ician ▁assist ants ▁to ▁treat ▁add ict s ▁with ▁medic ation , ▁which ▁Ay otte ▁says ▁would ▁increase ▁the ▁treatment ▁options ▁available . ▁ ▁Jud ici ary ▁Ay otte ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁ref using ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁hearing ▁on ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁Judge ▁M err ick ▁Gar land ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁ ▁Social ▁issues ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁and ▁re