Relate to each other and to our constituents and for the people of america. So, johnny, i have been honored and privileged to serve with you. It will always be one of the greatest honors in my life to have been able to serve in this body with you. I wish you and your family nothing but the best in the fewer and i hope that you will continue to contact me during the Football Games and throughout so that he woo can commiserate so that we can commiserate, the good, bad, and ugly about georgia football. I appreciate you. Thank good youve been here. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the senator from colorado. Mr. Gardner mr. President , i yield to our tremendous colleague from georgia, senator isakson. Thank you. Mr. President , i want to agree with me colleague from alabama, senator jones. He hasnt been here as long as some of my other colleagues have been. But i think its fair to say that when senator jones and i have a colleague who is departing or the presiding officer has
Hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im shaun ley. Sometimes a tv drama does more than entertain, it brings alive to an audience a world theyve failed to see. For many, in the United States and beyond, the wire, which methodically dissected americas war with drugs, was an eye opener. Playing detective bunk moreland brought Wendell Pierce international attention. Now hes on stage in london as willy loman, the protagonist in arthur millers play, death of a salesman. Wendell pierce describes the part hes playing as the american hamlet Wendell Pierce welcome to hardtalk, thank you very much for coming into the studio. Thank you for having me, shaun. Lets begin, if we may, 1a years ago, hurricane katrina, you were visiting your parents when the evacuation was mandated. It was your family home, the city you had grown up in, the city where all your friends were from, and where your family still live. How vivid now are the pictures in your mind, the memories of what you saw when you returned to what
Recent high profile case involving treatment scams in ohio, and investigations and partnership with the fbi and Law Enforcement generally, leading to the indictment of six people this year, all six pled guilty to medicaid fraud. Some have called for developing more by which the public could evaluate the effect in the Treatment Programs. Our last witness, has gone a step further not only identifying it core standards, he believes are key to any successful program, but also launching quality rating systems. This is uncharted area treatment sector, and we look forward to hearing from him, the progress thats been made there, with his Non Profit Organization. We are here today because two Many Americans have lost too many loved ones to addiction. Americas Opioid Crisis has left a trail of broken hearts and homes across our country. We are here to help communities get on a path towards health and wellness. Millions of americans are desperately seeking a path forward. Working together, we can
Recent high profile case involving treatment scams in ohio, and investigations and partnership with the fbi and Law Enforcement generally, leading to the indictment of six people this year, all six pled guilty to medicaid fraud. Some have called for developing more by which the public could evaluate the effect in the Treatment Programs. Our last witness, has gone a step further not only identifying it core standards, he believes are key to any successful program, but also launching quality rating systems. This is uncharted area treatment sector, and we look forward to hearing from him, the progress thats been made there, with his Non Profit Organization. We are here today because two Many Americans have lost too many loved ones to addiction. Americas Opioid Crisis has left a trail of broken hearts and homes across our country. We are here to help communities get on a path towards health and wellness. Millions of americans are desperately seeking a path forward. Working together, we can
Schedule i want to get going and its going to be in operation because i have another meeting that have to make a form down the hall. Im going to start out, i know you want to introduce one person, are you under at times contrite push mark if you are all give you the courtesy of going ahead. I write. I welcome my panelist, today to our hearing on the oneyear anniversary of the support act this landmarks acute which many had a hand in developing, responded to the opioid activitc in crisis that is affected every corner of our nation was approximately 130 americans dying from an overdose everything all day. We devoted a lot of federal resources to tackling the crisis and look forward to hearing from the Surgeon General of this ministration effort to implement the support act on this oneyear anniversary, i also commend doctor adams for launching his initiatives to help raise a Public Awareness about the risk of the opioid issues, challenges remain because 20 million Americans Still struggle