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
In england and wales. Now it is time for our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish ngo. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused ngos of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their o
In england and wales. Now it is time for our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish ngo. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused ngos of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their o
News, first though it is our world. A flimsy, Inflatable Dinghy full of migrants is adrift in the open sea, around 30 miles from the libyan coast. They have no fuel, no water and no food. They have been detected by a spanish n60. Most of these migrants have never seen the ocean. They cant swim. After hours at sea in the sweltering heat, they are exhausted. This boat has just arrived with about 500 migrants who have been rescued trying to make the very dangerous journey from libya to sicily. So far this year, more than 80,000 people from Different Countries have arrived. Around 2,000 have drowned. But the vast majority are not refugees fleeing war, but those in search of a better life. Most will stay in italy. Sympathy for the migrants is wearing thin. And blame is starting to focus on the ngos saving lives. There are critics who have accused n60s of acting as a taxi service to europe. There are fears now that anti immigration groups are exploiting the crisis for their own ends. So you
Few showers at wimbledon. Not quite as warm as it has been in the south east of england. By tuesday, again, showers around and those across southern part of the uk may merge to give some longer spells of rain and it will feel cooler. Hello again. This is bbc news. The headlines the iraqi Prime Minister says the city of mosul has been liberated from the Islamic State group. The parents of charlie gard deliver a petition to Great Ormond Street Hospital in london, calling on doctors to allow the terminally ill baby to travel to america for experimental treatment. Hundreds of kilograms of drugs and thousands of Mobile Phones were found in prisons in england and wales last year. The government has described the situation as unacceptable. Sir vince cable, whos favourite to be the next leader of the liberal democrats, says he believes brexit may never happen. A Business Tycoon has submitted plans to build a third runway at heathrow, which he says would be £5 billion cheaper than the current