Fabulous. And are there any changes the Committee should consider making through the ONDCP reauthorization process to improve the office's ability to coordinate drug control policy and action across the Federal Government?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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Thank you so much, Mr. Chair and thank you, Dr. Gupta for testifying before the Committee today, and thank you for your tireless commitment to ending the overdose crisis, which has devastated so many families across the United States.
It is important to have that data so we can get people the help that they need sooner than wait for them to die.
And for emphasis, since releasing the 2022 National Drug Control Strategy, what are some of the successes of the ONDCP's whole of government approach?
Dr. Gupta, how does the ONDCP utilize its unique cross Agency structure to effectively combat the addiction crisis?
Some of the earlier testimony that we saw today also referred, and I am glad to hear that there was agreement on this, that the public should not bear the costs of decommissioning.
Offshore wind should not just learn from the mistakes of the oil field, but the good that comes from the health industry by adopting the promise of do no harm before they do good.
The Department of the Interior has an obligation to the American people to ensure that it receives a fair return on its shared resources.
By linking oil and gas to wind, you create a distrust in wind because coastal communities remember how industry stole the land, destroyed it, and the water.
The United States is the world's largest historic emitter of greenhouse gasses. We have a debt to pay.
It's nuts that we're talking about reinvesting in fossil fuels while wealthier areas are already putting their money in wind so they can make clean energy, create jobs, and keep their people safe.





