4 billion each year. So not other they sacrificing a lot of their golden years, but theyre, in fact, helping all of us by taking on that substantial burden. 2. 6 million Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, thats a huge number. And, as i mentioned, senator collins and i have the legislation called supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren act which creates a federal task force to serve as a onestop resource for resources and information for grandparents who are, in fact, having to raise their grandchildren. I wanted to start with mr. Bell and ask whether you think having this information will help support these grandparents and relatives who are raising these children as a result of the Opioid Epidemic . Thank you, senator casey. Dr. Bell, im sorry. Thank you. Senator collins did raise this before she left and, as i indicated, we are very supportive of what you are trying to do here. Its something that we learn from the crack epidemic, that these grandparents need support centers, t