This is fun to be asking you questions again. Just like old times we are right back into the normal routine. And a different perspective and frankly after two and half years in the white house and one year on the campaign my experience was very positive. I love my job. I like the people i worked with. That doesnt mean we didnt have difficulties are there were moments i would love to block out for the rest of my life but overall i believed in what we were doing and i enjoyed working for the president and i actually liked my colleagues perk i wanted a book that reflected that and my experience. One thing that caught my eye you talk about a situation when syria was on the table and the president asked you for your opinion of what to do and his comment to you was interesting. What did you recommend . I cannot tell you exactly because some of those moments are still classified discussion discussions. But one of the things about the president is that he really listened to everybody in the ro
We have a great group of members who are here and i know everybodys got a lot of different commitments this morning. We are also eager to hear from our witnesses and talk about a critical issue facing our country. Its really a crisis in our communities and its getting worse, not better and the crisis is this Opioid Epidemic. The country is being gripped by it. My state is in many states are. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month in ohio, there was a near fatal but now overdose following a routine traffic stop. He p he noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He did the right thing. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals,s, went back to the Police Station and noticed it on his shirt there was some powder so he reached up like this and brush the powder off his shirt. This guy is 6foot three, 225 pounds. A big man. He fell to the floorimmedi unconscious in overdose. They administered narcan immediately but it wasnt enough. Wapi they had to rush
Individual, went back to the Police Station and noticed on his shirt was some powder. He brushed the powder off the shirt, he is 6 foot 3, 225 pounds am a big man, he fell to the floor unconscious from overdose. They administered antidote immediately but it wasnt enough, rushed him to the hospital where two more doses were administered and luckily his life was saved. He would have died had he been alone. What if he had gone home with that power on his shirt and hugged his kid . That is just an example of what we are facing. Obviously a devastating to our communities and families but also creating quite a danger for Law Enforcement and First Responders. Sentinel is 35 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, a lethal dose to of 20 mg, we were able to show a tiny amount of fenton all can be deadly and we know about other synthetic drugs, this is getting worse as i said, the number of overdoses and deaths have increased dramatically, the director of National Intelligence included synthetic
And wrong turn. Take a look at this. A small plane zipping through a busy intersection stunning commuters. What sent it flying through the danger zone. And we do say good morning, america. The Nations Capital buzzing again this morning. Pope francis exciting so many people, hundreds of thousands coming out to see him and, george, youre in the center of it all again this morning. Right here in the capital and all of us here at the capitol just treated to the most gorgeous sunrise over the library of congress and Supreme Court. Thousands gathering already. 50,000 tickets given out to see the pope today. They are on the south lawn of the capitol. The pope will come out with the speaker and greet them after he makes history. Becoming the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress and, robin, hell be speaking as a head of state, the as you know, george, there have already been so many memorable moments. There will be more today but yesterday, the pope inside the white house also
Room and a new poll shows his competition gaining ground. And wrong turn. Take a look at this. A small plane zipping through a busy intersection stunning commuters. What sent it flying through the danger zone. And we do say good morning, america. The Nations Capital buzzing again this morning. Pope francis exciting so many people, hundreds of thousands coming out to see him and, george, youre in the center of it all again this morning. Right here in the capital and all of us here at the capitol just treated to the most gorgeous sunrise over the library of congress and Supreme Court. Thousands gathering already. 50,000 tickets given out to see the pope today. They are on the south lawn of the capitol. The pope will come out with the speaker and greet them after he makes history. Becoming the first pope ever to address a joint meeting of congress and, robin, hell be speaking as a head of state, the head of state of the holy see. As you know, george, there have already been so many memora