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Put simply, opioid abuse has become an epidemic and a significant public health problem.

The most devastating consequence of opioid abuse is the human impact.

I appreciate your commitment on that.

I compliment the distinguished Senator from Ohio on his remarks here today. He is one of the pillars of this Senate. He is one of the finest men I have served with in the whole time I have been in the U.S. Senate. He is on top of…

The bill we will be voting on shortly contains a provision amending 19 U.S.C., section 1501, which relates to the liquidation of entries into the U.S. The provision in the conference report amending section 1501 is intended to ensure in…

It's a pleasure to welcome everyone to today's hearing, which will be our third and final hearing on the President's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2017.

The United States is engaged in equipping and financing the sale of highly-technological, fourth and fifth generation fixed and rotary winged aircraft to Middle Eastern partners for counter-terrorism efforts.

Long term peace will require a political resolution between the various competing actors inside Yemen.

Is there a cumulative cost estimate of the financial impact of all these changes on the Department?

Some of us were skeptical about this initiative from the outset, as we believed that the opposition forces in Syria were much more fragmented than was being assessed.

I have been in discussions with the Air Force about the potential of allowing the service under certain conditions to sell spare ICBM motors to private sector companies to be refurbished and used for commercial space launch.

We have discouraged China and all claimants from taking unilateral actions, and we continue to encourage China to clarify its claims in accordance with international law.

Our test and training ranges are important national assets supporting weapon system development and readiness of the joint force.

On Monday, Russian President Putin announced that a significant portion of the Russian military will be withdrawing from Syria and that they had accomplished their strategic goals in the country.

Any change to the universe of persons subject to the Selective Service registration requirement needs to be made by Congress, with input from the American people, rather than administratively or by the courts.

The future of combat aviation in the Army.

Maximizing U.S. influence on global nuclear safety, security and nonproliferation is a concern of this Committee, and we cannot achieve this goal without an effective and efficient nuclear export authorization process.

I think you have seen the direction that Congress has given in last year's NDAA. Any deviation from that would be problematic at best.