Gene Green: “We agree that the opioid epidemic is a multisided problem and will require a multipart solution.”

I would like to submit the following letters for the record.

Maternal mortality in our country has more than doubled between 1987 and 2014, from 7.2 to 18 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.

I hope that we can advance this legislation as well.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that more than 700 women in the United States die each year due to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth.