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I appreciate all the work that has been done on this bill up to this point, the great bipartisan work, the biggest effort, I think, Congress has ever undertaken to address this terrible, terrible addiction problem of opioids and everything…

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 65, line 18, insert ``(as described in paragraph (4)(F))'' after ``telehealth services''. Page 68…

I want to thank my colleague from California for working with us. We were happy to include his bill in this compilation of legislation. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter), our resident pharmacist in the…

I thank my colleague from California for bringing this issue to our attention and helping us help these kids who need this assistance. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), the Speaker of the United States…

I want to thank Ms. Clark and Mr. Mullin for bringing that issue to our attention. We were proud to work with them to get it in the bill. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon), who is one of our doctors…

We were glad to work with Mr. Peters on his legislation to make it bipartisan and get it across the line. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bilirakis).

Although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman…

Because the gentleman raised the issue of these synthetics on other--we have talked a lot about fentanyl being cut into heroin over the course of this debate over 2 weeks. We haven't talked as much about these synthetics being sprayed on…

I certainly appreciate Dr. Dunn and the good work that he has done on many of these issues, and I also appreciate his willingness to withdraw his amendment. As a result of our committee process and various member conversations we have had…

I claim the time in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Oregon is recognized for 5 minutes.

Although I am not opposed to the amendment, I ask unanimous consent to claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Oregon? There was no objection. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from…

I claim time in opposition, Mr. Chairman, although I am not opposed to the amendment, and I will yield to my friend from New Jersey in a second, but I do ask unanimous consent to claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. Is there…

It is now my great honor, Mr. Chairman, to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. McCarthy), who is the majority leader of the United States House of Representatives. He has been extraordinarily helpful in our efforts to move…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 396, nays 14, not voting 17, as follows: [Roll No. 288]…

Like a lot of our work here that has been bipartisan, we would hope, going forward, this, too, could become bipartisan, because we believe that getting prescription drug prices down is essential. The Trump administration believes that as…

I want to thank my colleague Mimi Walters and those who have worked so closely with her on this really, really important legislation. That is why I am here to support it, H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act. This is really commonsense legislation…

I want to thank Dr. Burgess, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, for his fine leadership on this issue, along with our colleagues, Mr. Mullin and my friend from Oregon and colleague, Mr. Blumenauer, who put a lot of work into this…

I thank Mr. Fitzpatrick and his team for agreeing to work with us on this issue. Unfortunately, this well- thought-out amendment would significantly alter the quality standards we have built into the base bill, and such a change would…