"This is the president of the United States acting to defend himself legally and politically at the expense of our national security and complicit in that is the speaker of the House and Chairman Nunes..."
"They wanted transparency on a one-sided basis, and they did it with an extraordinarily flimsy memo."
"Legislation has been introduced in this Congress and last Congress to fix this situation."
"We have an epidemic, an opioid epidemic that requires a response from all levels of government."
"The Federal Government has a critical role to play in supporting State and local communities as they work to combat the tragic consequences of addiction."
"Lives are on the line. This is not parks, roads, bridges, or other areas which we take up at the Federal level."
"We have to make a determination of where our priorities are."
"We should be able to react to public health emergencies like they are disasters."
"Delays to treatment put lives at risk."
"We need to reduce the stigma surrounding substance abuse."
"The Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion... is the most significant source of coverage."
"Respectfully, though, you talked about priorities being those most vulnerable."