These projects, when taken on, will breathe commerce, jobs, and economic growth into our southern counties.

I believe, if we invest in our Nation's roads now, we will see long-term economic benefits, nationwide.

West Virginians sent me to Congress to hold our government accountable to the people that it serves.

Whether it is a road user charge or congestion pricing or some other way of funding the transportation system, I think what all of us agree on is that it should be user-based, it should be a fee for service.

The way we are funding the Highway Trust Fund now is with fuel tax and our grandchildren's money. We are borrowing.

In January, 254 pounds of fentanyl was seized at a border crossing in the United States. This is enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman and child in West Virginia 32 times over.

This is enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman and child in West Virginia 32 times over.

My home state is the epicenter of the opioid crisis.

That is why I am worried about broad, sweeping and dangerous proposals such as the Green New Deal.

I understand the importance of being good stewards of our environment. My home State of West Virginia is abundant in natural resources, which provide critical jobs, and is the cornerstone of our State's economy.

Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the opioid epidemic in the United States, particularly in Pennsylvania, and the efforts of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to target, investigate, disrupt, and dismantle the criminal networks responsible for the manufacturing, smuggling, and distribution of dangerous opioids.