Gene Green: “One hundred and fifteen Americans die from overdosing on opioids every day.”

I hope that we can advance this legislation as well.

I would like to thank Dr. Rucker for testifying today on the Office of National Coordinator's work to implement the 21st Century Cures Act.

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.

These numbers are troubling as we are because even more acute when you look at the existing racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities.