The Senate Hearing will come to order. This is on the children, families and the Opioid Epidemic crisis. Later today, senator murray and lland senator jung wi introduce legislation to try to address the Opioid Crisis. The National Institutions of help had predicts that a new nonaddictive painkillers could be achieved within five years with more flexible authority to conduct the necessary research. Moreill would give the nih flexibility to address Research Research that addresses the Opioid Crisis. I each haveay and an Opening Statement and well introduce the witnesses. After their testimony, we will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than an east Tennessee Woman who lost a baby in the nearly two decades in which she is struggling with addiction to opioid and other substances. And she entered into recovery in 2012, she had no drivers license or formal education bu
The Senate Committee on Health Education and pensions will come to order. Today we are looking at effect on children and infants. We have a vote i believe at 11 30 today so we should i believe give us time to have a full discussion with our witnesses. Before we turn to todays focus i wanted to say that later today senator murray and i and senators young will introduce legislation to help address the Opioid Crisis. Dr. Collins, head of the National Institute of health predicted that nonaddictive pain killer can be introduced. Our bill would give more flexibility to conduct research. The Committee Plans to hold a markup on the bill as well as other legislation to address the Opioid Crisis as soon as march. Senator murray and i will each have an Opening Statement and introduce witnesses. After their testimony will have a round of fiveminute questions from the senators. The Opioid Crisis is particularly heartbreaking for families and children. No one understands that more than jesse who lo
Illinois for illinois governor Bruce Rauners third state of the state address joining at the General Assembly at the state capital. Today i rise to open for taking a moment for officer from the blooming dadale Police Department who passed away on january 19th just 27 years old this officer had only been on the Department Less than a year, had already received a lifesaving award and was labelled as a shining star. This man took the solemn oath of protecting our communities and saving lives today hes being laid to rest and i would ask that we keep his family and all of our Law Enforcement community in our thoughts and prayers, for they do a nearly impossible job. And unpoapologetically to his family, thank you for sharing him, please remember that that man touched many lives in a short period as an officer. Changed many lives. We very a very difficult job, and i would hope that this body could understand we dont do it for thanks, we dont do it for any type of gratitude, we do it because
His speech is about half an hour. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Thank you all. Please be seated. Lieutenant governor kegel, speaker ralston, speaker pro tem shaffer and speaker pro tem jones, members of this great general assembly, constitutional officers, members of the consulate corps, and my fellow georgians, in 1944, georgias own Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics of a song titled accentuate the positive. The most memorable lines from that song are, youve got to accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch on to the affirmative, dont mess around with mr. In between. Now, that was great advice for our nation as world war ii was drawing to a close. And its great advice for all of us today. For the past six years, ive had the opportunity to report to you on the state of our state. And i do so again today. The first year was 2011, and i was just entering the office of governor. Our state was s
Continue its consideration of hr1628, the American Healthcare act of 2017. As i had committed to each of your members of this committee at the end of our over 12hour plus initial hearing on this topic, i had once again invited expert witnesses who would be available not only to testify with us before today but also on the managers amendment that was submitted last evening to the rules committee. I want to thank the gentlemen from montgomery, texas. Is that spring, kevin . The woodlands. Yes, sir. I want to thank both of you for getting up. Hes use today getting up early. I did a paper route. My early radio days. Except im better dressed. I want to thank both of you for being here. It obviously is necessary for the end of a professional product thats being done. In all seriousness, we appreciate you taking time to testify on this fourpage amendment and to explain thoroughly what it does, why its necessary and more importantly some of the impacts that you believe will be attached to it.