Gary Peters actually said...

"We here, in my State of Ohio, have had epidemic levels of opioid addiction and overdoses and deaths."

"Well, I would like a brief on what has happened since the President's statement."

"This is a critical issue for us, and I can appreciate you may not be fully up to speed on this particular one, but it is one that I think we need to pursue, and I would love to have that conversation."

"we have to bring all of our resources to bear in order to thwart this threat."