We've got to talk about it without fear. We've got to look for the symptoms without any prejudice.

They need our support and our love and our assistance and our help, and we can help a lot of people end what is a terrible problem.

But all that education, all that awareness, all that talking about the subject in public and with your kids and families is critically important, because awareness is the key to catching things early.

It's important to put a face on the problem, because it is a terrible problem in our country.

Well, that shows you, Mr. Chairman, one of the places we've got to put a face on the opioid epidemic is with our young people, to really know what they're facing and can happen.

Failure is not an option. We know what the problems are.

Will you work as hard as you can and tell us what you plan to do to see to it that choice is a reality?

If we have 3.8 percent unemployment, that means virtually everybody who is employable is employed, yet we have a lot of veterans who do not have their jobs.

Whatever my phone number you have got, I am on duty 24/7 when it comes to the VA.

Morale at the VA may be the biggest single problem.

They deserve a better VA than we have given them in the past.