Tim Murphy

I believe in recovery. I believe in lives being restored so that every individual may live to their full God-given potential and do so drug free.

We are not going to end this opioid epidemic by increasing the use of opioids.

I am puzzled and amazed to read one particular priority included in their press release, and I quote, 'Exploring bipartisan policy changes to increase use of buprenorphine and developing the training to assist prescribing.'

Let me state clearly so as to leave no room for doubt: Our current strategy just isn't working, and I am not going to stop until we start moving in the direction of success, defined not just as getting individuals off of street drugs and…

This is not something that is simple, but it is something that I think is doable.

We need more providers who are trained and experienced with mental illness, severe mental illness, and addiction.

We need more education to monitor physicians, and more education of monitoring for physicians so they understand prescription drug use here, and what treatment from pain is.

This has been quite an enlightening panel. I have been writing down some of your recommendations.

It sounds like what you are saying the insurance companies are kind of throwing the baby out with the bathwater here.

Medication-assisted treatment is there as part of a protocol, psychosocial therapy is part of a protocol.

I want to make sure we have a standard here that has hopes of getting people off of substances.

We want to know what to do here because this deadly epidemic is something that we have to address.

I think this is good news. We will want to work with them.

We continue our oversight series today by listening to law enforcement and public health officials who are working at the on the front lines to protect our communities and our families in this national epidemic.

We have to set our eyes on the goal of full recovery, not just addiction maintenance.

I believe in recovery. I believe in lives being restored and every individual living up to their full God-given potential and doing so drug-free.

Of all the nations of the world, America consumes the most opium, in one form or another.

Are you concerned as well that that basically means we are going to punt our authority here by relying on the courts for enforcement?

I believe it directly incorporates the minimum requirements set forth in your December final rule.

So this is a big challenge for Congress. It is going to require continued investment and commitment in Congress and in industry.

But my colleague, Renee Ellmers, and I have started the Grid Innovation Caucus.

It is imperative that we establish a clear understanding of the issues we face.

I am not sure that the EPA is actually following the law on this.

But it is a retrofit, and it is not the United States.

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