[background noises] the Senate Committee on banking will come to order welcome back chair gensler. Markets to provide for their futures for far too long our markets advance regulators the answer to the interest of the powerful few on wall street, big banks and private Fund Managers Corporate Executives looking to keep profits for themselves instead of investing in their workers and innovation and the american prosperity. New Technology Risk further concentrating power on wall street at the expense of americans fraudster use, Cyber Attacks deep fake Ai Technology to scan american savers based with that unfair Playing Field that favors entrenched wealthy interest over hardworking americans the sec has its work cut out for it to protect families whose hard earned savings are invested in the market. Many on wall street have suggested sec has been moving too fast recently. We have heard all of the complaints. I amov sure we will hear them again today for too many rules, too fastd too hard t
[background noises] the Senate Committee on banking will come to order welcome back chair gensler. Markets to provide for their futures for far too long our markets advance regulators the answer to the interest of the powerful few on wall street, big banks and private Fund Managers Corporate Executives looking to keep profits for themselves instead of investing in their workers and innovation and the american prosperity. New Technology Risk further concentrating power on wall street at the expense of americans fraudster use, Cyber Attacks deep fake Ai Technology to scan american savers based with that unfair Playing Field that favors entrenched wealthy interest over hardworking americans the sec has its work cut out for it to protect families whose hard earned savings are invested in the market. Many on wall street have suggested sec has been moving too fast recently. We have heard all of the complaints. I amov sure we will hear them again today for too many rules, too fastd too hard t
Bring opiates into the country. Senator rob portman chairs this subcommittee hearing. This is two hours and 40 minutes. Thank you for being here. Talk about the work to combat the opiate epidemic that scooping our communities around the country. Last year we talked about opiate a related product abuse then buying illicit opiates over the internet and shipping them to the United States to the mail. The opiate crisis sadly continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported more than 63000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses, those numbers increased in 2017. These steps are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My home state of ohio were told recently is the second in the country in terms of overdose death. Heartbreaking. Increasingly, these are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions offense at all, a drug that is 50 100 times stronger than heroin. In ohio fat knowledge variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last y
Thank you for being here. Talk about the work to combat the opiate epidemic that scooping our communities around the country. Last year we talked about opiate a related product abuse then buying illicit opiates over the internet and shipping them to the United States to the mail. The opiate crisis sadly continues to get worse, not better. Last month, the center for Disease Control reported more than 63000 americans died in 2016 from Drug Overdoses, those numbers increased in 2017. These steps are shocking. The number of deaths continue to grow. My home state of ohio were told recently is the second in the country in terms of overdose death. Heartbreaking. Increasingly, these are due to a synthetic heroin, illegal versions offense at all, a drug that is 50 100 times stronger than heroin. In ohio fat knowledge variations were involved in 60 of the Overdose Deaths last year. The number one killer in ohio. The mature door these purchased online from labs in china and then shipped to the Un
Robotics, 300 60 degree cameras and selfdriving cars. Watch tonight on cspan2. Now, look at the opioid beingic and how it is exploited. Representatives from the state department, u. S. Postal service, Border Protection, and the Drug Enforcement administration. This is two and half hours. This meeting will come to order. Thank you all for being here. Todays hearing continues from the subcommittee investigation work. The Opioid Epidemic is gripping our communities around the country. The subcommittee issued a bipartisan report on fraud on the metacard part the program. This subcommittee held up hearing on the growing problem of individuals buying opioids on the internet and shipping them to the United States through the mail. The up your it crisis, sadly, continues to get worse the Opioid Crisis, sadly, continues to get worse. 2016, Many Americans die from the opioid overdoses. In 2017, that is higher. My own home state of ohio, we were told recently, is now second in the country in term