07/21/2009
https://congress.gov...
"Thank you very much for holding this hearing. It is powerfully important."
"We have called multiple times for the FDA rescheduling to Schedule 2."
"In 2013, CMS reported that more Medicare beneficiaries received prescriptions for generic Vicodin, a powerful opioid, than any other drug."
"States like mine are stuck, and that is why Senator Capito and I are introducing bipartisan, bicameral legislation today."