Efforts to combat the Opioid Epidemic. Public Health Officials from five states testified on prescription take backs, needle exchanges, and access to opioid overdose drugs. Subcommittee of oversight investigations is holding a hearing entitled a Public Health emergency, state efforts to curb the Opioid Crisis. The purpose of todays hearing is to examine state efforts and successes addressing the Opioid Epidemic as well as opportunities for future support. Just to let everyone know, the reason were getting a little late, the plane was delayed but now dr. Scott is on her way. So, we will swear in the witnesses when we get to that point. If we have to do that one later, we will. The chairman will now recognize herself for an Opening Statement. As i said, today, the committee continues this bipartisan efforts to combat the Opioid Crisis. As we know, the countrys in the midst of an epidemic unlike any in recent history. According to the centers for Disease Control and prevention, from 1999
In the white house, for as you will hear from jason furman from the council on economic advisers. All of the agencies are focusing on what we could do on this important issue of reentry. Recentry fits into the broader picture of criminal Justice Reform and last summer the president gave a speech where he focused on three buckets. The community, the courthouse and the cell block. So we have a collective responsibility and many of the advocates that are here together together with the private sector have been focusing on improving our communities and everything from Early Childhood education to breaking the school to prison pipeline to breaking the Sexual Assault to prison pipeline to ensuring that every child gets that fair shot. The president s my brothers Keeper Initiative is another way of helping other boys and men of color to get that shot and follow a life free from crime. So we have to improve our community. We also have to improve the courtroom. And you are seeing there is bipar
Find great erin sight into it. No one respected the admiral than i do. He is caught many times between the macinations of congress where we force him to take from Critical Systems to pay for other Critical Systems and i think he would like to avoid that conundrum. But our near peer adversaries are near to tackling our space assets. This is no longer academic and the question before this committee is what shall we do about it. These adversaries have taken note of the u. S. Space dominance provides our military and observed the defenseless nature of our space assets. If we are to abandon the commanding heights of future battlefields without a fight, it will be our military who suffers the consequences as they find themselves cut off and fighting blind in an environment far from home. China has clearly demonstrated antisatellite missile capability and proven it could reach from orbit to low earth orbit. Russia has also tested a direct assent a sat and north korea and iran have both launch
Welcome to news4 this week. Good morning. Im chris lawrence. Were going to show you some of the more interesting local stories making news this week. Among them, d. C. Getting ready to play ball. What changes to expect this baseball season at nationals park. I have ups and downs but i come here and regroup. A new place in Fairfax County where those who have overcome addiction and Mental Health challenges are helping those still struggling. Coming up, one womans dramatic turn around and the right call made by a little girl in Montgomery County who said she remembered what to do in case of an emergency. Crisis in one of the nations largest transportation systems. The state of entire lines m do for extended periods of time. This week we learned the massive shutdown earlier this month may be a sign of things to come and signal more disruptions. Metros general manager was at a sum it with leaders and said the system cant keep going from crisis to crisis. But there are no easy solutions. Met
Entire lines may need to be shut down for extended periods of time. This week we learned the massive shutdown earlier this month may be a sign of things to come and signal more disruptions. Metros general manager was at a sum it with leaders and said the system cant keep going from crisis to crisis. But there are no easy solutions. Metro may have to shut down entire lines. Hes working on a plan to fix the problems. The details well be hearing about over the next few weeks. A bill that will crack down on drunk drivers in maryland will pass. The house passed a similar bill already. Lawmakers have to work out the differences before sending it to the governor to be signed into law. The bill is named of Montgomery Police officer noah leota. There is a new place to turn for help in anyone facing addiction or struggles with Mental Health issues. The experts there have faced the same challenges. Northern Virginia Bureau chief julia king shows us how the center is changing minds and lives. Repo