And youre watching american tv where weve been airing a special series speeches that defined a presidency. We conclude the series this with barack obama. Well, it was shootings at Sandy Elementary School in connecticut in 2012. And a Mother Emanuel Ame Church in charles in South Carolina in 2015 that left the president and the nation grappling with sudden death and violence. Mr. Obama quotes from scripture in this speech and startles a tv audience by starting to sing the hymn amazing grace. Thank. Thank you, governor. To all families, First Responders to community of newtown. Clergy clergy. Guests. Scripture tells us. Do not lose heart, though outwardly. We are wasting. Inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light in. Momentary troubles are achieving. For us an eternal glory that far outweigh them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen temporary, but what is unseen is eternal, for we know if the earthly tent we live in is destr
Congratulations to our founding state Municipal League winners. Lets give it up for them one more time. [applause] ernow several other speakers this morning help us recognize the Important Role that intergovernmental relationships play in the history of cities, towns and villages over the years. And her speakers this afternoon are going to die even deeper into the power of those started. We are going to kick things off here with a very important topic, a topic in which how leaders like us can develop and support Strong Mental Health resources and services for our own communities. The great news [applause] the great news is that we have partners in congress. We truly do have partners in congress on both sides of the aisle who are a ready to help us do the work through the Bipartisan Senate Mental Health caucus. And today it is my true conversation with one of the caucus cochairs, senator tina smith from the state ofm minnesota. [applause] senator schmitt was once chief of staff to the m
Elementary school in connecticut in 2012. And a Mother Emanuel Ame Church in charles in South Carolina in 2015 that left the president and the nation grappling with sudden death and violence. Mr. Obama quotes from scripture in this speech and startles a tv audience by starting to sing the hymn amazing grace. Thank. Thank you, governor. To all families, First Responders to community of newtown. Clergy clergy. Guests. Scripture tells us. Do not lose heart, though outwardly. We are wasting. Inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light in. Momentary troubles are achieving. For us an eternal glory that far outweigh them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen temporary, but what is unseen is eternal, for we know if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from god, the turtle house, heaven not built by human hands. We gather here in memory. Of 20 beautiful children. And six remarkable adults. They lost their lives
Mooppan said that was state action. I was going to go on from there but you seem to be contesting that. Thank you all for joining us, all of you in the audience and members of this committee, the fentanyl crisis is one of the greatest threats facing all of our communities every year. 5000 ohioans, one state alone, 5000 died from unintentional Drug Overdoses in 2022, staggering 110,000 americans lost their lives as a result of unintentional overdose a moment ago, mr. Deferred said it was equivalent of a 747 going down every day. Imagine each year, losing a city nearly the size of dayton, ohio or north charleston, or billings, montana or wellington. Behind those numbers, most tragically are stories of families torn apart, of parents losing a teenager before they graduate high school, of grandparents stepping into rays grandchildren. No matter where you come from, pretty much everyone has a fentanyl score, we have all lost someone or know somebody who has lost someone. It is a crisis that
Senate banking Housing Urban Affairs committee to testify on how all. Addiction is affecting communities advocating for fentanyl awareness and legislative solutions to stop drug smuggling. This is just under two and a half hours. [inaudible conversations] Senate Committee on banking housing urban frizzle come to order. Thank your for joining us, the witnesses all you you in the audience and members of this committee. The fentanyl crisis is one of the gravest threats facing all of our communities. Every year, 5,000 ohioans die from unintentional Drug Overdoses. In 2022, a staggering 110,000 americans lost their lives as a result of an unintentional overdose. A moment ago mr. Dufour said in the hall its equival47 at least that going down every day. Imagine eachlo year losing a sitting of the size of dayton, ohio or north charleston, South Carolina or b or wilmington, north carolina. Behind all those numbers most tragically our stories stories of families torn apart appeared to losing tee