A clean environment and a strong economy are not mutually exclusive.

Decisions to not make such investments deprive communities of the benefits gained from environmental improvements.

First of all, I want to thank the chairman on the Subcommittee on Environment, Mr. Shimkus, whose, I think, life's work is on the floor today in many respects. Nobody has been more tenacious in this effort to get permanent, safe, and…

So the initial threshold, as I understand it, set by McKesson was 8,000 pills a month.

We have tough questions for you today, but we ask you these questions in order for us all to find solutions.

This clearly should have identified Sav-Rite, considering your own distribution was 36 times higher than the threshold you set.

As I have stated before, substance use disorder is a medical illness and we must treat it that way.

Over the last few years, the Energy and Commerce Committee has conducted multiple investigations, enacted major bipartisan legislation, and helped authorize historic levels of funding to help those battling this epidemic in our communities…

I have heard from my hospitals in Oregon who are very supportive of what we are trying to do here.

Today, a thousand people will go into emergency rooms overdosing on opioids. Today in America, 115 people will die from opioid addiction and overdose.

Removing the stigma of addiction is one of the most important things we, as Members of Congress can do.

Substance use disorder is a medical illness, and we must treat it that way.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. And I appreciated the opportunity I had yesterday to meet with several of you and talk about how we work together going forward as a country to prevent this kind of disaster from continuing or ever happening again.

This Energy and Commerce Committee is leading the national fight to combat the opioid crisis.

This regulation makes it very difficult or prevents the sharing of patient information necessary to deliver effective and coordinated care.

I share the passion of the rest of the members here about these unwanted, unnecessary, and oftentimes fraudulent calls.

At best, these calls are annoying. At worst, they have the potential to scam and defraud consumers, especially senior citizens.

Robocalls and caller ID spoofing have exploded in recent years, with over 3 billion calls placed last month alone.

It is now more important than ever to educate consumers on how detect and avoid fraud stemming from robocalls.

It is important that EPA not be bloated, but it is essential that EPA have the staff with proper expertise.

I appreciate the work that your Agency has done on that.

I am concerned that the good progress being made on the policy front is being undercut by allegations about your management of the Agency.

It appears that it has become a political blood sport to try to destroy anybody associated with the Trump administration.

Can you assure me and the employees of EPA that all whistleblower complaints are taken seriously at EPA

We are also here to discuss the role foreign direct investment plays in growing the American economy and creating jobs.