We are looking forward to a year of trying to make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Last year the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and senate and passed into law. It provided with resources to address the opiod and heroin epidemic. We passed the act at the very end of the 114th congress. It added an additional 1 billion of funding to combat this epidemic. The house rolled out in the course of one week 18 bills last year that really became the foundation and much of the detail of what ultimately was passed into law. There is still a lot of work to be done. Last year over 52,000 americans died of a dress overdose, 52,000. 33,000 of them were opiod related deaths. Thats hundreds of people on any given day that are dying. This week is just beginning and we lost people already. First we educate members of congress and issue of affordable and effective treatment, Law Enforcement issues, etceter
We are looking forward to a year of trying to make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Last year the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and senate and passed into law. It provided with resources to address the opiod and heroin epidemic. We passed the act at the very end of the 114th congress. It added an additional 1 billion of funding to combat this epidemic. The house rolled out in the course of one week 18 bills last year that really became the foundation and much of the detail of what ultimately was passed into law. There is still a lot of work to be done. Last year over 52,000 americans died of a dress overdose, 52,000. 33,000 of them were opiod related deaths. Thats hundreds of people on any given day that are dying. This week is just beginning and we lost people already. First we educate members of congress and issue of affordable and effective treatment, Law Enforcement issues, etceter
Force for the 115th congress. I want to thank my cochair, annie kuster. Force for the 115th congress. We are proud of the work that we have done. I think we are proud this is the most rigorously Bipartisan Group in the u. S. House of representatives and we are looking forward to a year of joined a make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Last year, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and the senate and passed into law. And it provided stakeholders resources to combat the heroine and Opioid Epidemic. We passed an act at the end of 114th congress that added an additional 100 billion of funding to combat this epidemic. In both of these were college in no small measure because of the bipartisan work done by this task force. The house rolled out in the course of one week 18 bills that really became the foundation and much of the detail of what was ultimately passed into law. There is still a lot
Force for the 115th congress. I want to thank my cochair, annie kuster. Force for the 115th congress. We are proud of the work that we have done. I think we are proud this is the most rigorously Bipartisan Group in the u. S. House of representatives and we are looking forward to a year of joined a make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Last year, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and the senate and passed into law. And it provided stakeholders resources to combat the heroine and Opioid Epidemic. We passed an act at the end of 114th congress that added an additional 100 billion of funding to combat this epidemic. In both of these were college in no small measure because of the bipartisan work done by this task force. The house rolled out in the course of one week 18 bills that really became the foundation and much of the detail of what was ultimately passed into law. There is still a lot
Taske bipartisan heroin force for the 115th congress. , want to thank my cochair annie custer. We are proud of the work that we have done. I think we are proud this is the most rigorously Bipartisan Group in the u. S. House of representatives and we are looking forward to a year of joined a make more progress on an issue that is of great concern to all of us. Just a recap of last year briefly. Year, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act was passed by the house and the senate and passed into law. And it provided stakeholders resources to combat the heroine epidemic. We passed an act at the end of 100 14th congress that added an additional 100 billion of to combat this epidemic. In both of these were college in no small measure because of the bipartisan work done by this task force. Out in theolled 18 bills thatweek really became the foundation and much of the detail of what was ultimately passed into law. There is still a lot of work to be done. Americans over 52,000 died of a dr