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“I thank the gentleman for yielding time to me. Mr. Chairman, I rise to urge my colleagues to support this amendment to H.R. 6, and I want to thank my colleague, the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating), for his work on this effort. We have worked before on this issue of naloxone, and it is great that he is bringing forth this amendment. I am happy to be cosponsoring it with him. The House has been doing amazing, wide-ranging work over the last 2 weeks to combat the opioid crisis, and I am proud to have assisted with these efforts. The amendment that I have cojoined with Congressman Keating today is simple. It instructs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to give additional guidance to prescribing naloxone. Naloxone is the drug used to reverse opioid overdoses, a situation that far too many Americans have found themselves in across the country and across western Pennsylvania. Opioid addiction is tearing families apart. Unfortunately, an overdose is frequently the grim end to a long struggle. If we can help some of our fellow Americans come back from the brink with increased knowledge for our Nation's medical professionals, I see no reason not to do it. Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment. I again thank Congressman Keating for his leadership on this.”