So while the $6 billion we secured in the bipartisan budget agreement is a start, we know that we ultimately need far more funding beyond this to truly address this crisis.

I think one of the things that is really important, as we talk about all the challenges that this epidemic brings, is for us also to focus on the fact that recovery is possible.

I believe that strategies to address the opioid epidemic need to be thoughtful. They need to be long-sighted and multifaceted.

I keep her in mind all the time because, in fact, this is an illness that can be treated and people can have productive lives afterwards.

We need resources on the front lines for health care professionals, to law enforcement, to treatment and recovery providers.

We used to say to people, 'Go into business early. You don't have a mortgage yet.' Right? But if you have student debt at the level of a mortgage, you can't.

In February I introduced the Gateways To Career Act. It would address this challenge by supporting individuals engaged in career pathway programs.

I come from a State that has about the third highest mortality rate from this epidemic.

Today over 100 Americans will die from a drug overdose, most of that from opioids.

It is over a $500 billion epidemic impact in 2015 nationally in my home State of New Hampshire of 1.3 million people.

I wish to thank my colleagues for their words on this difficult, challenging topic. On this day 2 weeks ago, the Parkland, FL, community ``took 17 bullets to the heart'' as Cameron, a junior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, so…

I think it is, especially because, as both of these witnesses answered, there is also treatment for sleep apnea.