At www. Cspan. Org, on our home page, and by searching the video library. Next a look at the economic and societal impact of the open would crisis. Witnesses been the joint Economic Committee include mike dewan who discusses the lawsuit he has filed against pharmaceutical companies concerning prescription opioids. This is just over 90 minutes. Good morning and welcome. I want to welcome our Ranking Member and vice chairman and other members of the committee who join me in expressing the importance of holding a hearing on the threatening increase of opioid abuse. Drug abuse has become rampant in america and may be the worst the country has ever experienced. Its devastating families, degrading communities, and undermining several parts of our economy. For several states and districts represented by members of this committee, the problem is acute, as the map displayed shows. As figure one indicates the crisis has a regional character. My hometown of columbus, ohio is part of the crisis at
At www. Cspan. Org, on our home page, and by searching the video library. Next a look at the economic and societal impact of the open would crisis. Witnesses been the joint Economic Committee include mike dewan who discusses the lawsuit he has filed against pharmaceutical companies concerning prescription opioids. This is just over 90 minutes. Good morning and welcome. I want to welcome our Ranking Member and vice chairman and other members of the committee who join me in expressing the importance of holding a hearing on the threatening increase of opioid abuse. Drug abuse has become rampant in america and may be the worst the country has ever experienced. Its devastating families, degrading communities, and undermining several parts of our economy. For several states and districts represented by members of this committee, the problem is acute, as the map displayed shows. As figure one indicates the crisis has a regional character. My hometown of columbus, ohio is part of the crisis at
In his state. We were informed that this new variant, this new strain we identified from the united kingdom, some other parts of the globe identified in colorado yesterday has been identified here in the state of california in southern california. Faucis reaction is not a surprise. All the same raising the states. New forecasting tonight projects up to 424,000 covid deaths by the 23rd of next month. Thats as many as 83,000 more lives lost over the next three weeks or so. It comes after the worse single day on record for reported deaths in this country. 3,725 of our fellow americans in 24 hours, including 41yearsold, he leaves behind a wife and two young children, there are so many tragedies now like his. On the other side of this grim ledger, a vaccine rollout even the people running the program say has room to improve. Dr. Slaou says you need to be doing a better job. You agree with that in. Yes, all vaccines are starting slow. Yes, we have two holidays and three snow storms. It is mo