We are talking about children without a playground area, children that are not able to learn in a healthy environment, and 20,000 families still waiting for decent housing to protect their families.

The people of Puerto Rico--they did not wait for the government to respond.

Unfortunately, I think that we just are at the juncture in which we cannot wait.

I wanted to clarify some inconsistencies because I think it is very important for the American people to understand the correct facts in this situation on the state of recovery.

Mr. Chair, I rise today to offer an amendment moving $5 million from the Drug Enforcement Administration into the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program, which is part of the Department of Justice funding of initiatives to combat the opioid…

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 35, line 15, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $5,000,000)''. Page 48…

Mr. Chair, I think in that common spirit and our desire to make sure that we address the opioid epidemic, just as the epidemic is exploding, so should our commitment to address this problem. This amendment is supported by the NAACP, the…

If it is predominantly white people, then it is white people who have economic power and decision-making over a company.

If it is predominantly wealthy people, then it is wealthy people who have power in our private sector governance structure.

If it is predominantly men, then it is men who have economic power.

the NFL is where white billionaires govern the majority of power, and women and people of color work for them and give them their margins.