Dive into our witness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and the production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated americans staggering death rate. In 2017 more than 70,000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of death in the United States. Of those 60 involved prescription opioids such as fentanyl. American. Up better against the Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older abuse to opioids. 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans die each day from an opioid overdose. We know the untimely death from widespread abuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but they know from our familys neighbors and friends of the Opioid Crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said we have made Great Strides in the past three years to help combat this crippling ep
Violence towards women. And a question for many museums should former colonial powers return artefacts they took from the countries they once occupied . Hello and welcome to bbc news. Lets start in hong kong, where polls have just opened in local elections. The authorities have threatened to suspend voting if theres serious trouble, but pro democracy campaigners have told their supporters not to cause any disruption. This vote is the first to take place since protests and often violent clashes with police started back in june. So it will be a test of support for pro democracy and pro beijing candidates. The poll is for the lowest rung of government in the city. More than a thousand candidates are running, competing for more than a50 seats throughout the citys 18 districts. A number of seats currently held by pro beijing incumbents, are being contested by pro democracy candidates, butjoshua wong, one of the prominent protest leaders is banned from running, because he called for Self Det
The chair lays before the house a communication. The clerk the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. Madam, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2h of rule 2 of the rules of the u. S. House of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on october 28, 2019, at 12 27 p. M. That the Senate Passed senate 2665. That the Senate Passed senate 2107. With best wishes i am sinned sign searly, cheryl l johnson. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or votes objected to under pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 clause 6 of rule 20. The house will resume proceedings on postponed questions at later time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from oregon seek recognition . Miss bonamici, mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4334, as amended. T
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening our housing and finance system. The secretary of the treasury, and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have just submitted Housing Finance reform for fossils to the president , as was the director of the federal Housing Finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservator of fannie mae and freddie mac. I want to thank each of you for coming to the committee this morning. Last friday marked 11 since the government bailed out and put fannie mae and freddie mac into conservatorship, where they remain today. Prior to 2008, the governmentsponsored Enterprises Held a 45 cents in capital for every 100 in mortgages they guaranteed. Now just 19 cents after a historic 200 billiondollar bailout from taxpayers. 11 years later they continue to be too big to fail
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this hearing will come to order. Today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening our housing and finance system. The secretary of the treasury, and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have just submitted Housing Finance reform for fossils to the president , as was the director of the federal Housing Finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservator of fannie mae and freddie mac. I want to thank each of you for coming to the committee this morning. Last friday marked 11 since the government bailed out and put fannie mae and freddie mac into conservatorship, where they remain today. Prior to 2008, the governmentsponsored Enterprises Held a 45 cents in capital for every 100 in mortgages they guaranteed. Now just 19 cents after a historic 200 billiondollar bailout from taxpayers. 11 years later they continue to be too big to fail and are even more leverag