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Housing costs, income inequality issues. addiction issues. mental health issues. the fact there arent traditional by the standards of the 1980s, places to put the mentally ill. its a national problem. you see it focused in california particularly right now. a political issue for gavin newsom to attempt to resolve and find a way to reach accommodation with the federal authorities such that there are federal funds as well as state funds that foix on the problem. it is not just the feds. not just t...

In this proceedings democrats have been saying look at facts. republicans say look over there. theres fusion gps. theres schiff. theres hunter biden doing drugs. which was a new low. they are trying to create so much noise that hopefully voters wont hear the signal. >> it was interesting that you mention that. that particular moment when i watched it today considering that the issue that this country has with drugs with the opioid crisis. with the heroin crisis. with the addiction issue that we ...

Interacting or seeing each other. it will be interesting to see. >> great to see you in american. we want to get to another 2020 contender, congressman tim ryan of ohio. congressman, thank you for being back on the show. >> hi. thanks for having me. . >> a lot of questions for you. i have to start there. do you welcome tom steyer into the field and do you feel his campaign will put pressure on you to talk more about impeachment? >> yeah, no, not at all. tom is a good phi. i welcome him to the ra...

Numbers are still 10 points up for everyone else and 10 points above president trumps on electability. everyone else is about tied and i think its moments like this, theyre relatable, yes, but also very, very smart. >> and in terms of the shrewdness, sarah, just to press on that a little bit do you think theyll be able to turn everything about hunter through the addiction or mental health lens? is that what you hear happening here, whatever comes up for the next year on the campaign trail? >> to...

Get a little control over there substantial use crisis we have, the opioid crisis. how can we take advantage of the improved funding and the science behind medication-assisted treatment. >> for me its all about getting people to understand it, to know about it. here i am an old quarterback from outside of youngstown ohio, who is in congress, blue collar town, blue collar family and im sitting here talking to you about yol a. why am i doing this? it helped me, it helps dan. it helps people who ha...

Problem. leaders in both parties are saying that companies like amazon, googles parent company alphabet, facebook, apple, have too much power. abusing influence. and this week the house judiciary committee began hearings on the topic. it looks like the justice department and the ftc are gearing up for their own investigations with the urging from 43 state attorney generals, all asking the fed to take some kind of action on the tech titans over pry isnt acompetition what does it mean? is good for...

My community for a long time now. im co chair of the addiction treatment and recovery caucus, and we were able to make some small steps forward with the comprehensive addiction and recovery bill to get money down into the local communities. weve got to also be very firm with the pharmaceutical industry. i love seeing these lawsuits come against the pharmaceutical industry that would make sure that there were thousands and thousands of opiates that are getting to communities. to where everyone in...

Task force. thanks for being here. >> thank you. >> neil: how do you deal with addiction issues? >> neil, number 1, thank you for having this conversation. and to patrick kennedy when had the courage to talk about it. first, we have to understand the disease. the american medical association talks about the disease of addiction. its not a moral failing. so many people in society looks at addiction as a choice. its not. its sad when we see the outcomes often. leave behind two children. our hear g...

Going to happen tomorrow. how ive chosen to cope with my sons death is through advocacy for individuals that have addiction issues. when was your last use? >> 7:00 a.m. >> okay. and what did you use? >> heroin. >> heroin. outside my regular job to pay for my bills, thats what i do for work. okay. so this is whats going to go on your ear. like that. this does not take away cravings, so be accountable, delete all your contacts. >> you have no idea how much this means to me. >> yeah, i do, because ...

Im the founder and president of fallen up ministries, and i founded this organization because of my own personal life experience. my son, christopher seaman, was murdered over a bag of heroin. >> hey. >> i need to do your intake and get you prepared for whats going to happen tomorrow. how ive chosen to cope with my sons death is through advocacy for individuals that have addiction issues. when was your last use? >> 7:00 a.m. >> okay. and what did you use? >> heroin. >> heroin. outside my regular...