Thank you all for being here today. m going to go out of order, senator young has a related hearing to be at, i want to be sure hes able to be on the record before we begin. Senator young i first want to get on the record and thank our subblingt matter experts. If theres anything we legislative leaders ought to be doing an more broadly our government leaders, its listening to Public Health experts. Thank you so much and the experts in some of these discrete areas that will be impacted by the coronavirus. I regret that in minutes i have another meeting that pertains to this important topic. I just want to publicly express my intention to submit for the record some important questions i have for you related to the increasingly integrated supply chains that we now have between various enterprises and i guess this is this situation will create certain vulnerabilities uring times of what is now a pandemic. I have some questions related to supply Chain Mapping that im hoping someone will be
applause please be speeded. It is my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph at northam. Thank you all. Thank you. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Happy new year and thank you for the warm welcome. To my wife pam, Lieutenant Governor fairfax, and attorney general hearing, justices of the supreme court, newly elected members, old friends of my cabinet and staff, thank you all for your service to our commonwealth. And good evening to madam speaker and madam president. applause the Chamber Looks pretty good from up here doesnt it . laughs laughs you know its a proud moment to look out and see General Assembly that reflects more than ever the virginia that we see every day. applause this is truly an historic night. Just one week ago, we closed a decade that sometimes challenged our fundamental beliefs and even made us question what it means to live in a changing america. So tonight, let us recall some basic fact
applause please be speeded. It is my pleasure to present to you his excellency, the governor of the commonwealth of virginia, the honorable ralph at northam. Thank you all. Thank you. Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Happy new year and thank you for the warm welcome. To my wife pam, Lieutenant Governor fairfax, and attorney general hearing, justices of the supreme court, newly elected members, old friends of my cabinet and staff, thank you all for your service to our commonwealth. And good evening to madam speaker and madam president. applause the Chamber Looks pretty good from up here doesnt it . laughs laughs you know its a proud moment to look out and see General Assembly that reflects more than ever the virginia that we see every day. applause this is truly an historic night. Just one week ago, we closed a decade that sometimes challenged our fundamental beliefs and even made us question what it means to live in a changing america. So tonight, let us recall some basic fact
Speemac. [background sounds] subcommittee on Oversight Committee will now here comes the order. It is hauling hearing in china and the public help emergencies, to curb the Opioid Crisis. The premise of todays hearing is to examine states efforts and successes and adjusting the Opioid Epidemics as well as opportunities for future federal support. And just to let everybody know, doctor alexander, the reason why we are Getting Started a little late. The plane was delayed. But now the dr. Is on our way. We will swear in the witnesses when we get to that. If we have to do that later we will. The. [cheering]. Will now recognize the suffering Opening Statement. As i said, today the committee contends his bipartisan efforts to combat the Opioid Crisis. As we know, the countries in the midst of an epidemic unlike any of recent history. According to the centers for Disease Control and prevention, from 1999, 2017, nearly 400,000 people died from opioid overdoses. In 2017, more than two thirds of
Agencies as well. This is our first hearing on the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request. However, i want to start with a matter of urgency. The coronavirus, covert 19, cases are growing as is alarm, this is both domestically and internationally. The u. S. Government has responded to the covert 19 outbreak with aggressive measures, significant travel restrictions, mandatory 14day quarantine for individuals returning to the u. S. From province. Mr. Secretary, i support your declaration of a Public Health emergency, we are dealing with the likelihood of a global pandemic, interesting to note yesterday from the cdc that commented that with regard to the United States its not a question of if but a question of when we will face the issue seriously here. That said, i have serious concerns about the administrations responsiveness with respect to funding, i understand senators of both parties expressed a similar concern to you at their hearing yesterday. I have repeatedly asked for info