I take it from your comments, and from everyone nodding their heads about this, that this is an important thing for us to expand.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, an estimated 2,000 people in our state died for opiate overdoses just last year.

The legislation that Senator Grassley, Senator Isakson, Senator Hassan, and I have put together would help make sure that it actually happens.

Let us be honest. We have to say there is no way that a hiring freeze is going to help the FDA do its job.

I have no idea why we are having this healthcare hearing today, 48 hours before the House Republicans try to ram through a bill that is going to rip health insurance away from 24 million people, raise insurance premiums for seniors by…

I have seen the data on this that children whose parents struggle with substance abuse disorder are about twice as likely to develop the disorder themselves.

As I read this, I think this is just a fancy way of saying that Congress should cut the guaranteed funding going to the FDA.

I appreciate your point on this because it seems to me that for our security, for Europe's security, and because we are a decent and compassionate people, that we need to help Europe manage the huge flow of refugees.

Older patients are frequently prescribed painkillers for chronic pain, or after surgery or other procedures.

The Affordable Care Act made it possible for many families that are struggling with substance abuse to get access to the care that they need.

But the health care is foundational.

And the idea is to do this hopefully at a time when they can keep children both at home and in school and try to work through these problems.