All right, bear with me here. I have all this technology but thank you everyone for coming today. Open to the Washington Post, im mike bowes, i cover Washington Congress for the post. Im here today to discuss the nations Opioid Crisis and i know i dont need help the people in this room about the scale of that crisis. The victims, families, doctors, Public Health officials, people that look like me and lawmakers like these 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 government response and i invite you all to sit down. So turning me on stage and part me just a moment while i just, first we have Diana Degette of colorado, a senior democrat on the house committee, ranking democrat on the oversight and investigations subcommittee. She cosponsors or coauthored the 20th century jurors act with which put 1 billion of new federal funds into the full viewing epidemic to combat it. Chief deputy whip of the H
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
President. It is called hypocrisy 101. Host ok. Corey says, just because someone sits in front of a hearing does not make them potus worthy, she lied, and sold arms to the rebels. Busy week on the hill the highway bill, the deadline is later this week. That is our topic on the newsmakers program. We talked about the pending deadline. [video clip] you have been in congress for 30 years now. 29, not 30 yet. , 29. Im wondering about your level of frustration now compared to that past, is it at an alltime high . Most this the functional congress that anyone has seen. Some historians say that congress was as dysfunctional in the lead up to the civil war. Our system depends on compromise. When you make compromise a dirty let the system fail. We are stuck in our system. This is a very, very dangerous time for the republic. Say, why do you keep doing it . I say, intermittent reinforcement. It is very addictive. Yesterday, we put together a good policy for a bill, and i will continue to fight f
And struggles many africanamericans say they are facing because of lawmakers in washington we begin in iowa, the 2016 president ial candidates are making a push to gather support a day before the state caucuses. Most of the contenders spent the week meeting locals to discuss the economy, health care and foreign policy, hoping to prove they are the most qualified of the United States. The whole country is waiting to see the results in iowa, watching up with polls where on the republican side donald trump is leading by 26 points according to real clear politics. Senator ted cruz is behind him, and you have marco rubio in third place. Lets go to the other side of the aisle. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton is in first place with 50 of the vote. And Bernie Sanders follows her with 38 , while former governor Tashfeen Malik is a distant third. Al jazeeras correspondent is live on the ground in demoyne with more on the final day of campaigning before the caucus. You are there, what a
Morgan good evening, im demarco morgan. Ahey were sightseeing over the grand canyon in a helicopter saturday evening just before sunset when something went etrribly wrong. The Helicopter Crashed and burned in a steep ravine about erree miles from grand canyon west airport. At least three people are dead, four others are seriously injured. High winds and rugged terrain complicated the rescue efforts. Mireya villarreal is near the scene. E reporter moments after the crash, witnesses rushed to help. Ted fujimoto, a wedding photographer, that happened to be shooting nearby, captured video of the helicopter on fire. The accident happened 73 miles east of las vegas in a remote area known as grand canyon west. As it was pretty bad. Its amazing how they survived. These two ladies, you know, are lucky to be alive. Reporter the helicopter belongs to Papillon Airways, one of the biggest grand canyon tour iompanies in the area. Theyve been around for more than 50 years and boast on their website m