Good morning that was great [laughter] welcome to washington dc. I know that you all have been here for two days now. And i hope that you have been enjoying this day in our nations capital. Thank you, for the kind introduction. It is great to have you and the rest of our countries mayors under the same roof to discuss and learn how we can make our Community Even better. Thank you for your service. [applause] i was saying backstage it is so wonderful in your organization where you all can get together and share ideas she when i was a first lady of indiana, the National Governors association would have conferences once and twice a year and it was so great to not have to reinvent the wheel. And to be able to say what can i do in my short time as first lady . And so, i applaud you for coming and sharing all of your ideas with each other. But for me it is a pleasure to be here to share about a little bit of what is near and dear to my heart. As a second lady of the United States i chose one
I just said take your seat. We will start the next panel on healthcare and the opiate crisis. Mercedes, communication advisor is going to moderate it. With that, i will introduce them to the stage. [applause] its already afternoon. The hours go by very quickly at the white house. Good afternoon and thank you for being here. Not only is a woman but a mother of five, healthcare is a top issue we deal with and also for american families. But we have seen is obama care collapsing. We have an opportunity to talk about how healthcare in america will be better under President Trump. The perfect person to talk about the i introduce the panelist here on the issue of opiates. It has been impacting families across the country and communities being impacted was so Many Americans die every year because of overdose. Its a sad story here in america. We will talk about how President Trump and his team is committed to combating the opiate crisis. Im honored to introduce the two panelist. I have gotten