"As I have stated before, substance use disorder is a medical illness and we must treat it that way."
"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."
"This regulation makes it very difficult or prevents the sharing of patient information necessary to deliver effective and coordinated care."
"I have heard from my hospitals in Oregon who are very supportive of what we are trying to do here."
"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 Energy and Commerce Committee is leading the national fight to combat the opioid crisis."
"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 f..."
"Today, a thousand people will go into emergency rooms overdosing on opioids. Today in America, 115 people will die from opioid addiction and overdose."
"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 ba..."