this cannot happen again.

we have to get this right, and I trust you will do that.

this is a devastating pair of accidents here, and my heart and my prayers go out to all the victims and their families.

That is why every Democratic member of the committee joined together yesterday to introduce the CARE Act, which stands for the Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act.

We must do better. We have to fight harder. The opioid crisis is the most devastating health emergency our Nation has faced in over a generation, and we need a bold strategy to meet this challenge head on.

The CARE Act will finally start treating the opioid epidemic like the public health emergency it is, and it will help people in red states, blue states, and purple states who are suffering without adequate access to treatment.

I firmly believe that there is a medical benefit for veterans to be treated by veterans.

Regrettably, the suicide crisis that has endured and markedly increased in our veteran community over the past decade stands as a stark reminder that we must redouble our efforts to address continued gaps in veterans' care.

Today's hearing will mark our first step in our subcommittee investigation to examine the devastating suicide crisis affecting our Nation's veterans, and Active-Duty military members.

I can tell you that the insurance industry doesn't operate that way and that was just an unfortunate and gross exception

Privatization, which I firmly oppose, would require the taxpayer in the United States to take the $38 billion in underfunded liability from the postal workers' pensions.