"It is devastating that we have lost more than 550,000 Americans due to COVID-19."
"We must protect Americans from these harmful drugs that ruin lives and families."
"We have had three waves of the opioid epidemic."
"This committee has worked in a bipartisan way to authorize many programs to decrease overdose deaths."
"Are you willing to work with me and the committee on fully evaluating current programs that are authorized or funded for substance use disorders?"
"I believe we need to ensure that the Office of National Drug Control Policy is addressing polysubstance abuse, not just opioids, but also stimulants and alcohol abuse."
"When we were looking at all the CARES Act, SUPPORT Act, and all the others that we worked on, I know--and I had to change some of my attitude."
"we just want to say we want to do research, but we don't think they are mutually exclusive."
"I think when--somebody said it, they understand the politics and optics, and I certainly don't say there is not politics and optics in Washington, DC, but I will tell you all of us are trying to figur..."
"I was selling to support my habit."
"The goal of the fentanyl class scheduling is not to--not locking up low-level drug users but to stop the development of deadly fentanyl poisons at their origin, namely in drug labs overseas."
"I am concerned that innovation would stop fully under a government-run healthcare insurance program and, according to the Heritage Foundation, would decrease the average annual American household disp..."