His family and also looks at recommendation of how the treat it, and also looking at Insurance Fraud schemes with witnesses from the government and the Addiction Treatment centers. I usually dont start these meetings until the Ranking Member comes, but because of the service that we have for congressman cummings plus the fact that we had to change this meeting to adjust to that schedule, i wanted to get going, and it is going to be kind of erratic sort of operation, because i have another meeting that i have to attend to make a quorum down the hall here. So, i am going to start out, and then, i know that you want to introduce one person, and are you under a time constraint . Because if you are, i will give you the courtesy of going ahead. Mr. Chairman, i can wait until the regular. Okay. So i welcome our panelists today to our hearing on the oneyear anniversary of the support act. This landmark statute which many of us had a hand in developing responded to the Opioid Epidemic on multip
Schedule i want to get going and its going to be in operation because i have another meeting that have to make a form down the hall. Im going to start out, i know you want to introduce one person, are you under at times contrite push mark if you are all give you the courtesy of going ahead. I write. I welcome my panelist, today to our hearing on the oneyear anniversary of the support act this landmarks acute which many had a hand in developing, responded to the opioid activitc in crisis that is affected every corner of our nation was approximately 130 americans dying from an overdose everything all day. We devoted a lot of federal resources to tackling the crisis and look forward to hearing from the Surgeon General of this ministration effort to implement the support act on this oneyear anniversary, i also commend doctor adams for launching his initiatives to help raise a Public Awareness about the risk of the opioid issues, challenges remain because 20 million Americans Still struggle
Were going to be talking about Public Diplomacy in the trump administration. At least i think someone who studies this extensively, not enough has been really coming forth about the senior official ain the bureau of public affair. She joined the state department of february 3rd, 2018 and a year later, she became, she was already assistant secretary, but took on the responsibilities of the undersecretary of state. So this is a very ambitious and interesting effort which has now created the bureau of Global Public affairs. Of which she is the head. She brings a a breath of global Strategic Communication experience. She was Global Corporate Communications President in new york. And she has previously in washington work ed for Newt Gingrich on his Communications Team and Communications Director for go pac. She holds aers degree in political management from George Washington university and degree in Political Science from ucla and one of the things that impressed me most was that she was te
Exactly as jane wrote it. Whats new and news worthy. Get some of the latest information about Addiction Recovery research. Years ago, i kept trying to convince dr. Clark that the best way to have any kind of research is to put a chip in the ear and track people as they come into oxford house and leave oxford house. Dr. Clark was then director of c set and used to suggest that my attitude was a bit of republican conservatism and not very american. Here, here. However, today, as years have passed, i have a thing on my wrist called a fitbit that keeps track of every step i take. I look at people at this convention and i see lots of piercing and other things, ears, everywhere else. It seems to me at some point we need to really become a tracking mechanism for folks who do research so that people will know exactly what happens if you move into an oxford house, get involved in the democracy of a house, learn the kind of selfreliance then selfrespect that comes from oxford house. Youll probab
Oahu. Ive been involved with oxford house since i moved in on may 20th, 1992. Been employed by this fine establishment since february 1993. It is its no small task to be up here, and wed like to welcome our panelists and starting with dan hahn from oxford house, state coordinator from oklahoma. [ applause ] the illustrious Kurtis Taylor, oxford house alumni. And michael mckeogh, oxford house alumni, outreach in florida. Our newest state, were anxious to hear all your stuff. Jason wilson, oxford house resident and reentry coordinator, North Carolina. Jesse what did i say . Jes jesse. And ann cleveland, oxford house alumni, virginia. Over threequarters of oxford house population has done some jail time or prison time. In america today, approximately 60 of those in jail or prisons are addicted to alcohol and or drugs. Each year, thousands of those who are incarcerated reenter society. However, within one year of reentry, about half those individuals will commit another crime and head to c