the work we did most recently on the Alexander-Murray legislation, which has growing support in both the Democratic and Republican sides of the Senate

the Tax Reform Bill is moving through committee. It's being amended this week, or amendments are being offered.

the policies that the VA is implementing related to opioids really is broader.

This is a timely topic, timely all the time, but especially now.

I'm glad that I agree with all of them.

We look forward to working with you, and we, too, hope that there is a budget agreement related to the caps in short order.

In my view, the VA was slow in its implementation of that and didn't seem to embrace that concept.

I'm very grateful for their commitment to see that good things happen both in our military as well as our veteran.

It's true in conversations that we have, casework in our office, in which the complaint will be, 'I no longer can get the medications that I need or have had in the past,' so there's pushback because of the addiction.

Thank you very much.

Opioid overprescription abuse is truly a severe problem in Arkansas, as we discussed, and is so much so throughout the country.

I would add my thanks to you for holding the hearing.

I do want to reiterate the need for the Department to stay on top of this issue, to continue to monitor the prescribing process, remain innovative in your responses, to make sure that we do everything to reduce opioid use.

I appreciate the gentleman from Colorado holding this Special Order hour tonight. Serving my fellow Kansans for a little over the last 6 months has been a very humbling experience. I can't help but walk onto the House floor and feel the…

I think you are performing that task admirably.

Do we have any statistics that demonstrate that a veteran has, as a result of opioid or other drug addiction and abuse, has died in the category of community care?

It is, I think, a very important task you have, and I think you are performing that task admirably.

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) was signed into law to address the opioid epidemic in this country.