That's what I'm looking for. There's a pre-existing structure. It's not ad hoc when an emergency strikes.

They did everything that they could have possibly done. They postponed a non-emergency surgery in order to be available as a backup to the local hospital.

This isn't a case where an emergency occurs and you call up and say, can we help? I presume there's already a relationship established.

They did everything that they could have possibly done. They postponed a non-emergency surgery in order to be available as a backup to the local hospital.

I've come to realize that I'm now above that.

And it's important to me, it seems to me that the local and State emergency preparedness folks know of your capacity and as part of their toolkit.

This isn't a case where an emergency occurs and you call up and say, can we help? I presume there's already a relationship established.

That's what I'm looking for. There's a pre-existing structure. It's not ad hoc when an emergency strikes.

I rise to introduce the Supporting Seniors with Opioid Use Disorder Act with my colleague from Maryland, Senator Cardin. I very much appreciate his leadership on this issue. The United States is experiencing an opioid overdose and…

And it's important to me, it seems to me that the local and State emergency preparedness folks know of your capacity and as part of their toolkit.

Maine is a big small town with very long streets.

I've come to realize that I'm now above that.

That's what I'm looking for. There's a pre-existing structure. It's not ad hoc when an emergency strikes.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 58, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $158,100,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 68, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $160,384,000)''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant…

One suggestion that Senator Rubio and I are working on is funding preventive measures so that we're preventing the disaster, which is much more expensive to remedy than it is to prevent.

Maine is a big small town with very long streets.

This amendment cuts back spending for the Office of Public Health Scientific Services by more than $158 million to return us back to our FY19 funding levels. This reins back the irresponsible, ballooned spending that we have seen during…