security, will come to order, chair authorizes to declare a recess at and time, thank you for joining today s hearing to department department of homeland security effort to combat opioid epidemic, past few years weighed heavily on american people, the existing public health crisis including our nation s struggle with truth addiction and overdose death. data from center, for disease control and preventtion suggests that drug overdoses have increased since the pandemic began. they believe over 107,000 overdose deaths occurred in 2021. breaking all previous yearly record, claiming more lives each year, than firearms, suicide, homicide or motor vehicle crashes. tackling the drug crisis is one of our most pressing national security law enforcement and public health challenges. we must do more to protect american lives. i m grateful to see this administration tackling the challenge head on, last month president biden released a new national drug control strategy focused on action
security, will come to order, chair authorizes to declare a recess at and time, thank you for joining today s hearing to department department of homeland security effort to combat opioid epidemic, past few years weighed heavily on american people, the existing public health crisis including our nation s struggle with truth addiction and overdose death. data from center, for disease control and preventtion suggests that drug overdoses have increased since the pandemic began. they believe over 107,000 overdose deaths occurred in 2021. breaking all previous yearly record, claiming more lives each year, than firearms, suicide, homicide or motor vehicle crashes. tackling the drug crisis is one of our most pressing national security law enforcement and public health challenges. we must do more to protect american lives. i m grateful to see this administration tackling the challenge head on, last month president biden released a new national drug control strategy focused on action
security, will come to order, chair authorizes to declare a recess at and time, thank you for joining today s hearing to department department of homeland security effort to combat opioid epidemic, past few years weighed heavily on american people, the existing public health crisis including our nation s struggle with truth addiction and overdose death. data from center, for disease control and preventtion suggests that drug overdoses have increased since the pandemic began. they believe over 107,000 overdose deaths occurred in 2021. breaking all previous yearly record, claiming more lives each year, than firearms, suicide, homicide or motor vehicle crashes. tackling the drug crisis is one of our most pressing national security law enforcement and public health challenges. we must do more to protect american lives. i m grateful to see this administration tackling the challenge head on, last month president biden released a new national drug control strategy focused on action
security, will come to order, chair authorizes to declare a recess at and time, thank you for joining today s hearing to department department of homeland security effort to combat opioid epidemic, past few years weighed heavily on american people, the existing public health crisis including our nation s struggle with truth addiction and overdose death. data from center, for disease control and preventtion suggests that drug overdoses have increased since the pandemic began. they believe over 107,000 overdose deaths occurred in 2021. breaking all previous yearly record, claiming more lives each year, than firearms, suicide, homicide or motor vehicle crashes. tackling the drug crisis is one of our most pressing national security law enforcement and public health challenges. we must do more to protect american lives. i m grateful to see this administration tackling the challenge head on, last month president biden released a new national drug control strategy focused on action
Fbi, the department of Homeland Security and the department of state on federal coordination and informationsharing vital to dismantling Transnational Criminal Organizations. I would like to welcome the members of the subcommittee and express my appreciation to the witnesses for being here today. The chair now recognizes himself for an Opening Statement for which i will deliver mr. Kings Opening Statement. Law enforcement officers use many weapons to fight terrorism and crime on our streets. Some of these weapons such as badges, guns and squad cars are easy to see. They are the hallmarks of police work. There are other weapons, however, that are harder to identify but every bit as vital. Among these less visible weapons, access to timely and Accurate Information is often times the difference between a successful investigation and an unsolved crime. In todays threat environment, much of the information needed by Law Enforcement in the United States is generated overseas. This is particu