Thank you, Madam President. The FDA is supposed to be protecting public health and yet over 200,000 people have died and they have failed to put appropriate restrictions on these dangerous drugs to prevent overdose deaths. I want to know…

are we in morning business? The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are postcloture on the nomination.

I believe the FDA needs new leadership, a new focus and a new culture, and Dr. Robert Califf's past involvement with the pharmaceutical industry reflects that he will not be this person. He will not have the impact or leadership…

We were promised that that would be a high priority.

I want to thank the Bureau of Reclamation for being such great partners on a plan that, I think, is a model for the rest of the nation in watershed management.

I am particularly pleased to see the proposals throughout the budget to foster climate change resilience in these areas.

I strongly support the President's budget proposal to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund at its authorized level of $900 million.

The Administration continues to ignore budget realities and propose billions in mandatory spending including for proposals that have been rejected in the past.

It kind of begs the question, why are we pushing to acquire more land when it is obvious that we have a great need, a great demand, to care for the lands that we have.

I thank my colleagues. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to the request of the Senator from West Virginia? Without objection, it is so ordered.

Shutting down the tunnels is a risk we just cannot afford.

We are pleading with you on that one to please move them up.

That was going to go for STEM research. That was a high priority.

Continuing: Around the age of 15-16 Zack started self-medicating with nerve pills, smoking pot, and drinking. Zack did his first stint in rehab at the age of 16. He went to Florida to a rehab facility because they were able to arrange…

First of all, Mr. President, I want to say to my colleagues, Senator Markey of Massachusetts and Senator Blumenthal of Connecticut, this doesn't have a partisan home. This is not a Democratic or Republican issue. This is an epidemic that…

I should be done here in about 2 or 3 minutes. If I can just finish this letter--I have many more, but I will come back later. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Washington.

We are very much concerned.

If we are going to be going after a balanced energy policy, this will have great impacts on my state.