Is. Because we have a juvenile probation officer on site, i work with them intimately. I know the Decision Making process is not always the best. Our young people that are coming in are primarily africanamerican youth, and we work closely with them as well as the parents to make sure they get all their needs met. We work with most if not all communitybased organizations as closely in San Francisco to make sure the young kids are getting the services they need. I have been doing this for 20 years. I was so passionate and committed to doing it that i went back to school. So that i could find out more about what is impacting our young people. So for those kids that come to clark, 95 are impacted by at least one episode of trauma. Of that 95 , 85 are impacted by two or more episodes of trauma. Our young people need all of the adults in this city to reform, to reimagine, to do something very different for our young people. Your young people do not need to be in jail. And so i want to be a p
Hearing to learn more about gun violence and its impact on Public Health. Lawmakers heard from doctors, a funeral home owner and a woman who lost her sons and brother to gun violence her sons and brother to gun violence. Good morning, everyone. [indiscernible] between the majority and minority i would ask for unanimous consent for the house members who are with us today, who are not members of the committee, that they be recognized or three minutes to forquestions recognized three minutes to ask questions. Many members will be allowed to make openings Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And
Only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections, so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an opening statement. First of all thank you, everyone , for being here this morning. It is an honor for those of us that are not from on a very serious issue. This is the very first energy and Commerce Committee hearing on the gun violence epidemic in our country. As a Public Health issue. And this subcommittee has to has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region, starting with congressman bobby rush, whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for inviting us, asking the subcommittee to come here. Congresswoman robin kelly, who is here to my left. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky from the chicago region. And to representative Adam Kinzinger, from the state of illinois, a little further away, and mr. Kinsinger mak
Today who are not members of the committee that they be recognized for three minutes to ask questions after Committee Members have asked theirs and note only Committee Members will be allowed to make Opening Statements. Hearing no objections so ordered. The chair recognizes herself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. First of all, thank you, everyone, for being here this morning. Its an honor for those of us that are not from chicago to be here here. Im anna eschew and this is the midwestern part of my family and its an honor to be here with my colleagues on a very serious issue and this is the first energy and Commerce Committee hearing of the gun violence epidemic in our country as a Public Health issue. This subcommittee has jurisdiction over Public Health issues in our country. I want to recognize first the members of the committee who represent the parts of chicago and the region starting with congressman bobby rush whose district we are in. Thank you, bobby, very much for
Hello, ben. Great to be with you. Thank you for all your efforts. What an incredible four years on fentanyl, inc. Lets dive right in. My interest in this is that i come from New Hampshire and i started the Bipartisan Task force on Opioid Epidemic. We got 100 members of congress, half publican, half democrat working together and we have been hit very hard in our state. 471 deaths last year but the mix of those is really changing. Its been to know but, as you write about in a book, its fun to know mixed with cocaine or fentanyl mixed with methamphetamines and i want to start off with the big picture of what got you into this . What gave you the incentive to spend four years of your life in this deep dive and how did you keep going with it . I had a friend who died from that in all in 20104 people were much talking about it before i knew what it was but it wasnt until about four years ago i was a music journalist primarily and i was doing a report and why so many people were dying at rave