Pensions committee. This is part of a series of hearings the committee is holding on the epidemic. Senate committee on health, education, labor, and pensions will please come to order. Today, we turn our attention again to the Opioid Crisis. The nations number one Public Health challenge. Our witness today is sam quinones, the author of dreamland, a true tale of americas opiate epidemic. Senator murray and i will each have an opening statement, then ill introduce the witness. Then well hear from mr. Quinones, and then senators will each have five minutes of questions. Since hes our only witness, i have suggested to him if he wants to take a little more than five minutes to say whatever he has to say, we would welcome that. But there will be plenty of conversation back and forth with members of the committee. Member quinones, it is unusual to have a single witness at our hearings. But this is an unusual topic, one you quote Washington State Research Professor Gary Franklin as calling th
The committee will please come to order. We turn our attention to the opiate crisis. The nations number one Public Health challenge. Our witnesses sam, the author dream and, true to of americas opiate epidemic. Senator moran i will have an opening statement. Though will hear from our witness. Ive suggested if he wants to take more than five minutes to say what he has to say we would welcome that. Theres plenty of conversation back and forth it is unusual to have a single witness utter hearing. This is an unusual topic. One you quote gary franken is the worst madman epidemic in history. The challenge it presents has captured the attention of every member. This is what we call the bipartisan hearing. Most wars are. Democrats and republicans have agreed on the topic, on its importance in the witness. Its my hope that will restrain from lecturing one another and Health Insurance and focus on the topic. This kills more americans every day than car accidents. In each state were reminded of t
On the Opioid Epidemic and testified on his research and what he has learned in the course of writing his book. This is two hours. , our witness is sam quinones author of dreamland, a true story of americas Opioid Epidemic. Senators will each have five minutes of questions. Since he is our only witness, if he wants to take more than five minutes to say what he wants to say, we would welcome that. , it is unusual to have a single witness at our hearings and this is an unusual topic, one you say the Washington Post is going the worst manmade epidemic in history. The challenge this crisis presents has captured the attention of every member of this committee. Your research and writing has been acclaimed for its depth and rep depth and breath. This is a bipartisan hearing, one in which democrats and republicans have agreed on the topic and its importance. This is one i hope we will restrain from lecturing each other about Health Insurance and focus on the topic the Opioid Crisis. This epide
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