And chairman gowdy, were honored to be a part of the House Oversight and government reform committees efforts find Meaningful Solutions to the Opioid Epidemic. Thank youall for being here today. It is no secret that were in the throws throws of a crisis thats reached Epic Proportions throughout our country. Baltimore is no exception. In 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. This is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. As both an anchor institution and steward of health care for our local communities, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. We see firsthand the devastation that substands care at our sister hospital to the east, the number of opioid Overdose Patients seen in our Emergency Departments doubled last year. Doubled. This crisis is very much a part of our reality. What are we doing about it . As an academic medical center, were addressing the issue through the lens of our mission of research, clinical care, and education. Firs
Also coming up fury in argentina left wing protesters are against Pension Reforms and those with pension reform protest falling violent causing parliament to suspend debate but president more Research Says the alternative could be out of control inflation. And into the socalled Net Neutrality in the u. S. The government says its cutting red tape that throttles innovation but users fear this is going to throttle their freedom to access data at the speed they want. And as israel looks forward to it seventieth anniversary we will back at german israeli relations that are defined by the darkest chapter in german history. Im sorry harmon welcome to the show thanks for joining me. Elaters meeting in brussels are heading for an showdown over the issue of migration European Council president called a mandatory quota for refugees quote highly divisive and ineffective but Germanys Angela Merkel has responded by saying Member States cant just pick and choose when it comes to burden sharing and so
Meeting is overshadowed by the ongoing roxette talks well take you live to brussels for more also coming up for children killed a nanny others injured after a passenger train heads a school bus in france the bus was split in two by the force of the clash. And fury in argentina protests against pension reform turned violent causing parliament to suspend the debate. Also coming up in the next sixty minutes the woman who is single handedly taking on cobbles drug epidemic theres no support available for addicts in the Afghan Capital and soul leyla are you dari uses her own money to rescue and rebel lets say. And as israel looks forward to its seventieth anniversary of bolivia looking back at german israeli relations defined by the darkest chapter in german history. Im sorry paul and welcome to the show its good to have you with us. Air leaders meeting in brussels are heading for a showdown over the issue of migration a mandatory quota for refugees has been described as quote highly divisiv
To recognize the chairman of the committee for a statement. Thank you senator burr and casey and members of the committee. Fornt to thank senator burr chairing the hearing today, senator casey for serving as Ranking Member and senator at senator murrays request. Leaders oneen real this subject. Sen. Burr the original author of the first passage of the pandemic and all hazards preparedness act. I will call the all hazards preparedness act. In 2006. The law helps protect us from the full range of Public Health threats from natural disasters to bioterror attacks. Burr and caseyrs led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards act. Any members contributed at the time. Some of whom are still on the committee including bennett and isaacson, warring, hatch and others. Now the bill is to reauthorize for a second time. Todays hearing is the second we have had this year. Last week we heard from the administration on recommendations of advancing the reauthorization of the act in
,or cherry Pick Committee today senator casey for serving as Ranking Member at senator murrays request. They have both been real leaders on this subject. Was the first author of the pandemic and the preparedness act. How do you say that . It the all hazards preparedness act. Helps protectaw us from the full range of Public Health threats. Terrorism,asters, and the outbreak of Infectious Disease. 2013, senator burr and can senator casey led the bipartisan authorization of the pandemic and all hazards hacked act. Many contributed to this committee. Now the bill midst to be reauthorized for a second time. The second weg is have had this year. Last week we heard from the administration on recommendations in advance of the reauthorization of the act included from the assistant secretary for preparedness for once. The fda, and the cdc. It is critical we reauthorize the act before many of the provisions expire in september. I hope we can do this in a bipartisan way. I expect that has been the