Good morning, everyone. I would like to welcome you to todays judiciary. On encryption excuse me thats not the right one. Tackling the Opioid Crisis a whole government approach and ill go ahead and start with Opening Statements from the Ranking Member and myself and i believe senator durbin has opening remarks and will die then to eyewitness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americ
In the Natural Resources committee, he will be so long shortly. Mr. Scott will stay on in for him. We will pick up with him later. I will read a stigma. A. Before we get started, unanimous consent that a member of the committee, be allowed to join us, mr. Brown who is behind me, and to participate in the questions and there is a formal ask unanimous consent that we allow him to participate in todays hearing after all of the subCommittee Members have had an opportunity to ask questions. Is there an objection. There being none. The nuns of kim subcommittee member is recognized at an appropriate time for fiveminute questions. And more okay with that, kemeny will come to order. Ladies and gentlemen, i call the committee to order and assent many in the Armed Services Committee Presents february of this year, the subcommittee has been conducting oversight of the privatized military housing program. We first heard about this systemic failures in the privatized military Family Housing program
Join us, mr. Brown who is behind me, and to participate in the questions and there is a formal ask unanimous consent that we allow him to participate in todays hearing after all of the subCommittee Members have had an opportunity to ask questions. Is there an objection. There being none. The nuns of kim subcommittee member is recognized at an appropriate time for fiveminute questions. And more okay with that, kemeny will come to order. Ladies and gentlemen, i call the committee to order and assent many in the Armed Services Committee Presents february of this year, the subcommittee has been conducting oversight of the privatized military housing program. We first heard about this systemic failures in the privatized military Family Housing program from a panel of courageous military spouses who provided graphic and disturbing testimony about lead and mold exposure and rodent infestations, rude and dismissive House Management in an effective oversight of the program by the services. And
Of state orPolitical Military Affairs who spoke on the administrations decision to declare a state of emergency within arms sale to saudi arabia held by the Senate Foreign relations committee, this is an hour and 40 minutes. The committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here today and today were going to discuss the recent Emergency Declaration regarding us arms sales. The start we should recognize and acknowledge that the law contemplates and indeed requires a partnership between the executive branch and the legislative branch regarding arms sales. This committee plays an Important Role in conducting rigorous oversight of the issue. The same time, the law does grant the President Authority to conduct sales without congressional approval in times of emergency. Well be focusing on that issue. This hearing will focus on these rules andauthorities. We must consider the context for this latest declaration, namely active threats on iran and its proxy and our partners capabilitie
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