I will just pledge to you that, yes, it is an issue that is important to me, and we will work closely on that.

I would just ask the question: Is the agency set up to handle that?

On the average, 115 Americans die every single day from an overdose of an opiate.

I think doctors are part of the problem.

I do think that we need more education.

This is a good bill, and I urge passage. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. 1986 was the last time our Tax Code was refined. I had been practicing medicine for 5 years. Now, some 31 years later and after 15 years in Congress, the reformation of our Tax Code has made a profound…

This is an important bill. I urge my colleagues to support it, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) that the House suspend the…

This is a worthwhile bill. I urge my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) that the House…

Having no further speakers, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1222, as…

I want you to know I am committed to relieving the burdens that have been placed on doctors through commonsense market-driven solutions.

I look forward to hearing your vision for the Department of Health and Human Services and exploring opportunities to work together on the many critical health issues on behalf of the American people.