Hal Rogers actually said...

"Do safety supports work? And if they do work, what do we need to enhance and change them?"

"Doctors should avoid using powerful opioids as the first line of defense against pain, saying the risks from such drugs far outweigh the benefits for most people."

"We need a holistic, multipronged approach to the epidemic that CDC says we have."

"We fought for years... to get the pharmaceutical companies to develop abuse-deterrent formulations."