The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. January 14, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable Henry Cuellar to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2020rk the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with the time equally allocated between the parties and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes. But in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. Thompson, for five minutes. Mr. Thompson thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, recently hi the pleasure of kicking off the new year by
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Thats not the right one. Tackling the Opioid Crisis a whole government approach and ill go ahead and start with Opening Statements from the Ranking Member and myself and i believe senator durbin has opening remarks and will die then to eyewitness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans died each day from an opioid openers. We did not know that some cost and disrupted lives or u
Opioids have exacerbated americas staggering overdose death rates. In 2017 moreor than 70,000 peope died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related deaths in the United States. Se, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americans died each day from an opioid openers. We did not know that some cost and disrupted lives or untimely deaths from widespread misuse of prescription and nonprescription opioids but we know from our family, our neighbors and our friend who bear the enduring lost loved ones that the opio crisis is not over. We must continue contending with this crisis. That being said, we made Great Strides over the past three years to help combat the epidemic, congress has passed landmark Bipartisan Legislation directed to combati
Good morning, everyone. I would like to welcome you to todays judiciary. On encryption excuse me thats not the right one. Tackling the Opioid Crisis a whole government approach and ill go ahead and start with Opening Statements from the Ranking Member and myself and i believe senator durbin has opening remarks and will die then to eyewitness testimony as well. Since 1999 more than 700,000 people have died from a Drug Overdose in the United States. Increased opioid addiction and a production of deadly synthetic opioids have exasperated american staggering overdosed death rate. In 2017, more than 70000 people died from Drug Overdoses making it the leading cause of injury related death in the United States. Of those, 60 involve prescription opioids and illicit opioid such as fentanyl. Americans fared no better against Opioid Epidemic in 2018 when more than 10 Million People aged 12 or older of abused opioid in 2 Million People suffered from an opioid use disorder and on average 130 americ