In fact, in my own district out in Oregon, a father named Mike told me about the troubling experience he had when his son was seeking treatment for addiction.

These challenges...require a DOE that has the appropriate organization, management focus, and authorities to succeed in its missions.

Today's hearing will help bring much-needed attention to this issue.

Today's hearing follows up on our year-long bipartisan investigation to patient brokering and the fraud and abuse within the substance use disorder treatment industry.

The House, as you know, recently passed H.R. 6. This is the Support For Patients and Communities Act, which includes 70 provisions, largely from this committee, that seek to address a number of issues within the opioid epidemic.

The urgency of our focus has been driven by domestic and international challenges that will be confronting the nation in the decades ahead.

The resurgence in American oil and gas production over the past decade has placed the United States into a dominant role when it comes to global oil and gas supplies.

I want to thank my colleagues Mr. Gene Green and, certainly, Dr. Burgess for their great leadership on this issue. I rise is support of H.R. 5385, the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children's HOSPITAL GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018…

Congress, under this committee's leadership, established the SPRO in the wake of the 1973-1974 Arab oil embargo.

When our committee first took this on, there were 112 federal programs spread across eight federal agencies designed to address mental illness.

They are based largely off the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act.

In Cures, we streamlined these programs and brought them into the 21st century.

The provisions were ultimately folded into Cures, which was signed into law on December 13, 2016.

These policies were the result of a multi-year, multi-Congress effort.

The revelations surrounding Facebook and Cambridge Analytica have brought the issue of privacy of consumers' data to the forefront.

I care deeply about putting the consumer first.

This is the overarching reason I support the Federal Communications Commission's 'Restoring Internet Freedom Order,' which reaffirms the FTC's authority over both ISPs and tech companies alike.

We do not want to unduly saddle companies with unnecessary regulations or impose compliance burdens that will not result in any meaningful impact for consumers.

Data security incidents involving sensitive, personal, and financial information are a significant threat to United States consumers and businesses.

I think the worry part is gone and that's the tragedy of it all is we don't have control over our data.

Our goal is to work with all stakeholders on how best to incentivize data security and help protect personal and financial data.

While our economy is the driver of so much growth and opportunity for Americans, there are still, unfortunately, some bad actors.

The Federal Trade Commission is one of the top cops on the beat.

All of this shows that Congress can--in fact--roll up its sleeves to get things done.

We need to encourage states to find solutions that best suit their needs.