. as chair of this committee, i ve worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. this feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. tragically, overdose deaths increased by more than 36% 2020 and another 15% in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. biden/harris administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. president biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. this administration hasn t reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. this represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdict
can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. this feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. tragically, overdose deaths increased by more than 36% 2020 and another 15% in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. biden/harris administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. president biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. this administration hasn t reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. this represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdiction over the previous administration s efforts in 2019. to build on this progress from a presen
can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. this feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. tragically, overdose deaths increased by more than 36% 2020 and another 15% in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. biden/harris administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. president biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. this administration hasn t reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. this represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdiction over the previous administration s efforts in 2019. to build on this progress from a presen
as chair of this committee, i ve worked to ensure that every person dealing with addiction can access comprehensive treatment and care and when it comes to the bad actors that fuel this crisis, i have use this gavel to hold them accountable for their actions. this feeling comes at a very difficult moment for our nation. overdose deaths in america have been rising for more than two decades and during the coronavirus pandemic, fatal overdoses skyrocketed to historic levels. tragically, overdose deaths increased by more than 36% 2020 and another 15% in 2021 with more than 100,000 lives lost. biden/harris administration and democrats in congress have taken aggressive action to address the supply and demand factors contributing to this races. president biden to office we have stopped more fentanyl at the border than ever before. this administration hasn t reached drug intervention seizing 800 pounds of pencil each month. this represents a or full increase in fentanyl interdictio
2 05. Good morning. The judiciary subcommittee on crime is called to order. Mr. Biggs we thank you for being here. We will begin with the pledge of allegiance offered by the gentleman from california, mr. Kiley. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Biggs thank you, mr. Kiley and thank each of you. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. And welcome to todays hearing victims of Violent Crime. The gentlelady from washington, d. C. , to question witnesses. We are grateful to have ms. Norton visiting with us today. I recognize myself for an Opening Statement. We welcome again each of you to our hearing today in the Nations Capital and thank all of our witnesses and grateful to have you here. The crime we are witnessing a few blocks from this building is unprecedented. No section of this city is considered safe anymore