This crisis is a public health and law enforcement issue, but it is also an economic one.

We should be coming together here, just as we did in my home State, to support those on the front lines and help those who are struggling with addiction.

I am proud that, during my time as Governor, Republicans and Democrats in New Hampshire put our differences aside and came together to pass and reauthorize our State's bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan.

I'm proud that during my time as the Governor of New Hampshire, Republicans and Democrats put our differences aside and came together to pass--and reauthorize--our State's bipartisan Medicaid expansion plan.

Ultimately this addiction is a disease. It is caused by a chemical reaction in the brain.

What will our states and communities do for this public health crisis--and the next one--without the guarantee of Federal Medicaid dollars to support them?

we can't arrest our way out of this problem.

Medicaid has served as a lifeline for states that have been hit hardest by the opioid epidemic.

we need to treat this as the public health crisis that it is.

I am obviously concerned that the Republican bill that passed out of the House in May would fundamentally change the Medicaid program as we know it.

The United incident does not represent a one-time situation of mistreatment of passengers, and, in fact, there have been several incidents in the brief period of time between the United incident and today's hearing.