the drug industry itself could be in some part responsible for the opioid crisis, what did you think? it made me sick to my stomach. just in my hometown in july there were over 130 overdose deaths. it is an epidemic. steve: just in july. no, over the course of the year up to july. and so for a six month period there were over 100 deaths. the number of overdoses occurring around the country in cities big and small is devastating, so to help congress not pay attention to that when this bill was being considered is just it s hard to believe. i think mitch mcconnell took a vote and nobody objected to it. different kind of a bill. it was about patient s access to narcotics. steve: which sounds good. it does sound good. unfortunately it was wrapped around an in attempt to gut the enforcement power of the dea. i worked these cases years ago in the drug enforcement