"What is clear is that addressing only prescription opioids will not remedy this crisis."
"This epidemic is hitting every community in every State, with more than 2,800 deaths in my home State of Texas in 2016."
"From 1999 to 2016, more than 350,000 Americans have died from an overdose involving opioids."
"It strikes me that you and this President are being held to a double standard, and I think that's regrettable."
"I think we throw up our hands and give up too readily on the demand side."
"If we dealt with the supply and did not do anything on the demand side, I think we would find ourselves pretty much in the same mess we are in right now."
"Which is why it causes me great pain and disappointment to see that, when Congress has an opportunity to live up to its responsibilities to provide the funds and the means by which to provide greater ..."
"I think we can all agree that something must be done to address the barriers China puts up that prevent our companies from competing on a level playing field."
"That's why I have introduced legislation, along with Senator Feinstein, called the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), to combat this epidemic and modernize the Committee on For..."
"China has made no secret about its strategy to push the rules to their limit, and when advantageous, break them outright."
"If you don't have a strategy that undergirds the development of an answer, then you won't get the result I think we can all agree on: ensuring U.S. workers have the skills they need to compete."