Congratulations on the stunning success of empire of pain. You have really hit it out of the park. The reviews have been fantastic and, no wonder. In my view, not only as someone who has written a book about the opioid crisis but also someone who has spent a lot of time with families impacted by it. You have written riveting narrative thats a Master Class of investigative journalism. You have not only dug into the documents, youve interviewed the doorman, the yoga teachers, the secretaries, the Lawn Care folks, some of whom themselves were addicted to oxycontin. Empire of pain is an Emigrantt Story and a Family Saga but as its courts also Page Turnabout who wields power in america. A reviewer in new York Magazine sarah jones i thought really nailed it when she said in her beautiful review of your book she wrote this country concluded long ago that it would trade a public good for whatever largess its tycoons woodshed. And shes of course referring to the rent seeking behaviors of corpor
Opioid crisis but also someone who has spent a lot of time with families impacted by it. You have written riveting narrative thats a Master Class of investigative journalism. You have not only dug into the documents, youve interviewed the doorman, the yoga teachers, the secretaries, the Lawn Care folks, some of whom themselves were addicted to oxycontin. Empire of pain is an Emigrantt Story and a Family Saga but as its courts also Page Turnabout who wields power in america. A reviewer in new York Magazine sarah jones i thought really nailed it when she said in her beautiful review of your book she wrote this country concluded long ago that it would trade a public good for whatever largess its tycoons woodshed. And shes of course referring to the rent seeking behaviors of corporations like perdue as well as regulatory failures that repeatedly kneecapped the fda and the dea who were supposed to be watching out for consumers. I was hoping we could begin there, and you said before quoting
Whos written a book about the opioid crisis but also someone who spent a lot of time with families impacted by it, youve written a narrative in investigative journalism from acute not only dug into the documents, you interviewed the dormant, the secretaries, Lawn Care folks, some of whom themselves were a victim of aunt oxycontin. This is an immigrant story in a Family Saga but also a Page Turner about who wields the power in america. A reviewer in a new York Magazine i thought mailed it when she said in her beautiful review of your book, she wrote this country concluded long ago that it would trade a public good or whatever its tycoons would shed and shes referring to the behaviors of corporations like purdue as well as regulatory failures that repeatedly make up the Fda Dea who was supposed to be watching out for consumers so we can begin there and you have said before quoting John Oliver at the weight to hide evil is to cloak it in something boring. Can you talk about why you framed
With a final Passage Vote scheduled for 11 a. M. Eastern. The senate will then immediately turn to the democrats 3. 5 trillion dollar budget plan. Votes on that are expected throughout the day. Now live to the Senate Floor on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal and everblessed god, the alpha and omega, thank you for the gift of this day. Give us the wisdom to use it to enrich lives by service to others. Use our lawmakers to continue your momentum in our world, enabling them to become Salt And Light to this generation. As our senators strive to be productive members of the family of humanity, empower them to do your will. Supply their needs out of the bounty of your celestial riches. If they fall, may they fall forward as they trust you to remain the Author And Finisher of their faith. We pray in your great name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in
Shoed off the steps. Apparently, only congress endorsed protest is allowed at the capital. Does all this mean i trust, some of the St Rats who made cameos that this protest like Chuck Schumer or the people who congratulated Corey Bush on the when like Nancy Pelosi, how you run the god damn progress. Judge humor, killing up a protest against congress. And by law like the time Congressman Paul Ryan said his favorite music was rage against the machine you the machine, youre going to ready to get yourself through the whole protest. Nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, acted like she just couldnt do anything about it. She just couldnt what could i do . But at least she doesnt have any conflicts of interest. Like connections to real estate. Landlords. Right. Back in 2011, the Washington Post wrote Nancy Pelosi and her husband, paula san francisco, real Estate Magnate and financial investor, or worth 42000000. 00. Withholding spread across property investments in northern california. Since