On a previous trip to a hospital in Longview, Washington, I heard how half--half--of the babies there were born to mothers addicted to opioids.

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I am optimistic that we can do this with the same bipartisan spirit we brought to this important issue.

I encourage them to go home and clean out their medicine cabinets and be responsible with the medications that they do have.

I would just point out that recent studies showed nine out of every 10 pregnancies for women who misuse opioids are unintended, and we can't leave that out of our discussion.

What is your best advice to parents in their own communities?

If we are going to beat this public health crisis, we need to make sure we are providing resources to everyone who is touched by it.

I think every parent in the room just went, 'Oh, my God. That could be me,' and your courage in coming and telling this is incredible.

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I think this issue is one that we really need to address so all students can feel that they have access to higher education.

Every second, student debt in this country grows by about $3,000.

The question we have to ask ourselves all the time is: will this reauthorization of the Higher Education Act leave students better off?

We really must have, in the next reauthorization, something to make sure that debt is truly affordable.

Since 2007, 1 year before the last reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, student debt has tripled and the number of students with debt has grown from 28 million to 44 million.

We have to increase investments and expand access for all students.

We have millions and millions of workers who scramble every month just to pay back their loans.

I think it is clear that we need to redefine how we talk about the total cost of college.

The data is clear that a college degree or credential, including an Associate's Degree, is necessary to compete in today's economy.

We need to hold college accountable for student outcomes and success, and we need to make sure that every student is able to learn in a safe environment.

I want to thank all of you. I have some questions I will submit for the record.

A new study suggests up to 40 percent of students may eventually default on their loans and it is even worse for students of color.

Whether there will be additional Federal dollars will be decided by the Appropriations Committee, where Senator Murray is the Ranking Member.

We have a Pell Grant program that effectively acts as an entitlement, but we do not fund it that way.

Accountability is obviously important, but it seems to me a one-size-fits-all for 7,000 different colleges is not one that's going to work.