I know i dont need to tell people this this room about the scope of the crisis, the victims, family, doctors, Public Health officials, journalists like me and lawmakers like these fine folks have been spreading the word about whats been going on, and were going to begin our program today with a discussion of the policy and the government response. Ill invite you all to sit down now. So joining me on stage pardon me just a moment while i adjust this. First off we have congresswoman diana deget of colorado. She is a senior democrat on the house energy and Commerce Committee, ranking democrat on the oversight investigation subcommittee. She cosponsored coauthored the 20th century cure which put a billion dollars of new general funds into the Opioid Epidemic to combat it. She is the chief deputy whip of the Democratic House democratic caucus. Thank you very much, congresswoman. Senator ed markey is here, of massachusetts, democrat, and member of the Senate Commerce committee which has broa
The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 423, the nays are 4. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the motion is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table they have Unfinished Business is the volt on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. Cook, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 479 as amended. The clerk Union Calendar number 102, h. R. 497, a bill to direct the secretary of the interior to convey certain public lands in the San Bernardino, california to the San Bernardino Water Conservation district and to accept in return certain every nonpublished lands and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the cl
The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 423, the nays are 4. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the motion is agreed to and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table they have Unfinished Business is the volt on the motion of the gentleman from california, mr. Cook, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 479 as amended. The clerk Union Calendar number 102, h. R. 497, a bill to direct the secretary of the interior to convey certain public lands in the San Bernardino, california to the San Bernardino Water Conservation district and to accept in return certain every nonpublished lands and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended . Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a fiveminute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the cl
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Response. Ill invite you all to sit down now. So joining me on stage pardon me just a moment while i adjust this. First off we have congresswoman diana deget of colorado. She is a senior democrat on the house energy and commerce committee, ranking democrat on the oversight investigation subcommittee. She cosponsored coauthored the 20th century cures act which put a billion dollars of new general funds into the Opioid Epidemic to combat it. She is the chief deputy whip of the Democratic House democratic caucus. Thank you very much, congresswoman. Senator ed markey is here, of massachusetts, democrat, and member of the Senate Commerce committee which has broad jurisdiction over private industry including the pharmaceutical industry. He has done numerous investigations and authored numerous pieces of legislation to address this crisis. Hes going to talk quite a bit about that. Last but not least, chairman greg walden is with us today, of oregon, republican of oregon. He is he has drawn at