Quorum call mr. Thune mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from south dakota. Mr. Thune i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Thune mr. President , i know of no further debate on the motion to proceed. The presiding officer is there further debate . If not, the question is on the motion to proceed. All in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the bill. The clerk calendar number 55, h. R. 636, an act to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations and for other purposes. Mr. Thune mr. President , i call up substitute amendment number 3464. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk the senator from south dakota, mr. Thune, proposes an amendment numbered 3464. Strike all after mr. Thune i ask consent that the reading be waived. The presiding officer without ob
We have divided our lines a little bit differently. If you have been impacted in some fashion by heroin use, we want to hear from you. 2027488000 is the number for you to call. If you are a medical professional and you have been involved with heroin in some fashion, 2027488001 is the number for you. All members can call in and voice your opinion at 2027488002. You can also make a comment on social media on twitter. You can also join the conversation on facebook at facebook. Com cspan. This week on capitol hill, there was a hearing on the heroin use in this country. The director of the office of National Drug control policy is spoke there. If you look at the overdoses we have seen, there is a direct correlation between the amount of prescriptions we are giving out and Overdose Deaths. Has been going on for 10 years. And i think the medical community has a role to play and that is a good start. What about liability . What about adding joint liability for the Drug Companies and the doctor
And i think that we have to hink about what our role is in helping to mitigate the of peoples choices. That doesnt mean theyre not capable of making choices. Not doesnt mean theyre responsible for the choices that they made. But when we see people getting with drugs, i step back and o say is it in societys best interest to keep following, or interestsocietys best to say we dont want to see families torn apart. We see potential in these people. We see potential for recovery, their potential for growth, their potential for contributing to society, and we want to help them fulfill that. Host wayne is in jonesboro, georgia. Go ahead, wayne. Caller good morning, sir. Been around this almost all my life, Prescription Drugs and street drugs. Both sides of the fan. It looks like the major problem is it starts off pharmaceutical companies. Of h are making trillions eople s off of these p getting on heroin. If they have to go in for and they something have to have opiates when they come out, and
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