Gerry Connolly

The success rate is in the single digits with that kind of treatment.

If you read Dopesick, by Beth Macy, she points out that two-thirds of all the treatment centers for opioid addiction in the United States still do not allow medical treatment, other drugs to take you down.

And yet there is a significant unmet need, is there not, for treatment in the United States?

Increasing the availability of treatment services for substance use disorder will lead to a greater number of Americans achieving sustained recovery and reduce the size of the illicit drug market and demand in the United States.

The strategy or so-called strategy lacked enough detail for the committee or GAO to exercise even minimal oversight.

The Trump Administration's failure to issue a national drug control strategy for two years while tens of thousands of people succumbed.

Thank you for sharing your stories and for bringing the commitment you have and your dedication to this very important battle.

I certainly commit to you in wanting to do that.

I guess I would just say to you, though, in the case of Hambantota, I went there. It was a brand-new port, and it was pristine. Not a single ship had docked. There was not a single cargo unloaded. There was not a container in acres and…

I want to ask about China's Belt and Road Initiative. We are seeing signs of backlash to that project in recipient countries.

My constituent is dead. He was murdered. He was a gentle man who cared about his country, and for that he paid the price with his life. And it seems to me he is entitled to justice and I want my government to insist on it.

I think it is having a very deleterious impact on our diplomacy in the region.

The sanctions we have reimposed are causing grief for our allies but, more importantly, obviously, are having effects in Iran.

I think the Administration itself is fomenting some of the Iranian behavior because we have renounced an agreement.

The policy is we are encouraging our friends to stop it because the feuding with Qatar and the economic sanctions against Qatar are actually strengthening the interests of Iran in the region.

So the loss of this income----

The hope was, well, this would be a temporary----

Why can't I go back to work and do my job?

It was one ego that caused this to happen over an issue that was unrelated to the funding of the government: the wall.

I like your reaction, but I--we think that's good public policy.

They were pawns in this political battle which they really didn't understand.

I hope that the press that's here has captured the human impact of a 35-day government shutdown.

The loss of this income----

It was only after he got criticized on a right-wing television that he abruptly changed his mind and pulled the plug.

I think we have an opportunity here to be fairly comprehensive and systematic.