Andy Biggs: “First of all, I commend Chairman Hensarling and the gentleman from Kentucky for their thoughtful efforts on this bill to…”

“First of all, I commend Chairman Hensarling and the gentleman from Kentucky for their thoughtful efforts on this bill to put together a pilot program that is designed to help people who suffer this opioid addiction. I am grateful to them for their thoughtful efforts. My amendment simply narrows the reporting requirements that are imposed on the Secretary. This does not proscribe or necessarily limit the parameters of the report, but it prevents unnecessary prognostication on the part of the Secretary, which I believe will allow for an accurate and valuable assessment at the conclusion of the pilot program's testing period. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.”