Today the subcommittee holds a hearing entitled combatting the opoid crisis, battles in the states. Make no mistake, the term combatting and battles are entirely appropriate. Our nation is in the midst of a tremendous fight against death affecting every corner of our nation. There were more than 52,000 deaths in overdose. A 20 increase in the prior year. It was almost seven time it is rate of death from the heroin epidemic of the 1970s. We learned we have lost roughly 60,0 0 people to Drug Overdoses. That is more in one year than all the names on the vietnam veteran memorial wall. That is likely underestimated because much of the data will not be in until the end of next year. For every fatale overdose there is 20 nonfatale overdoses and for 2016 that could be near one million. More than 130,000 lives have been lost between 1999 and 2015. Thats about 50,000 oh 500,000 will be lost over the next decade. The roots began in 1980 when a letter was misinterpreted as evidence it was unlikely
There in front of the family. I personally cant understand why anyone would do such a thing. She was extremely nice to every single fan, any person that would ever talk to her she would be nice. Reporter and back out here live we learned today that grimmie was buried in a private ceremony yesterday. Tonight we expect mourners to come and pay their respects to the family for about five hours and that will be followed by a Memorial Service starting at 8 00 p. M. Now, the mayor of evesham township republican brown just spoke a few moments ago and he says he has not stopped crying since he got the news. He calls this a tremendous loss for the township who has lost a shining star. Were live in medford, jeff chirico, channel6 action news. Jeff thank you. Breaking news out of bucks county right now. The details of a case that can only be described as complex and disturbing emerging right now. Heres what we know. A 51yearold feasterville Manley Kaplan is now in custody charged with statutory S
That was the total cost of their care. Even if they were only two weeks pregnant. That was the cost they only have to pay. Then to the doctor up to six week old age of the child, that was only 500. These immigrants could have a child which it cost a person in the United States at that time without insurance far more. Host all that said, whats a solution in your view . Caller we need to keep legal immigration. We just need to until we get the revised version or whatever they want. We need to enforce it. Im sorry about these kids coming in. I really am. My heart went out to taking care of them. But also, we have to understand when we have a responsibility to ourselves. Host how big a political issue is this to you . Could your vote be swayed by this issue . Caller no. My vote wont be swayed. Because it has been used as a political issue. Host thank you maam. Dennis, minnesota, independent line. Dennis, your on the washington journal this morning. Caller good morning. I wish i would have
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