I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 294 and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 295. ____________________

I thank my colleagues for introducing this critical legislation. Since this committee began tackling the opioid epidemic, I have said there are three major parts to the crisis: prevention, treatment, and law enforcement. This legislation…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Yea'' on rollcall No. 269. ____________________

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in 2008 Congress strengthened prohibitions against inappropriately distributing and dispensing controlled substances online by passing the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, each year, approximately 4\1/2\ million Americans use prescription pain medications for nonmedical purposes, contributing to 89 deaths per day. Of those who misuse prescription pain…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, deaths from drug overdoses have risen in nearly every county across the United States, with 47,055 Americans being lost each year due to overdose, the equivalent of about 115 people every…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I would also like to thank my colleague, Mr. Griffith, for all his work on this very important legislation. I would also like to thank him for including language that requires a report on the impact of…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 204, the Right to Try Act, because this legislation will enhance access to potentially lifesaving treatments for patients with terminal diseases or conditions…

I was unavoidably detained. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 216. ____________________

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman mentioned something about the HOPE Scholarship. Zell Miller was known as Georgia's education Governor. He was the founder of the HOPE Scholarship, and as the gentleman…

I thank the gentleman for that, and I am thankful that the Georgia delegation was able to pay our respects to a great Georgian, to a great American, Zell B. Miller. Mr. Miller's knowledge and his broad experience in Georgia enabled him to…

I thank the gentleman for his kind words. Before I yield to our next speaker, I want to mention one of the things that Zell was famous for, and that was that he wrote a number of books. He was an author. In fact, the first book he ever…