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Messesith the brain. you can't just say stop taking it. you can't, and they're switching to heroin, but it's hard to imagine because it's cheaper than the opioids. >> and i appreciate your work on it, again i look at your budget and the president's budget. i don't see a lot of the stuff that he talked about. i don't see a big commitment on opioids, don't you think republicans are letting down their constituents if they don't do a lot more? >> no, i don't. >> why not make the insurance companies him people wy ies hel addicted? obamacare did that. >> we have not changed any essential benefit, no...

Treatment. so congress mman, i know this i bothering you. why aren't republicans fissionifissioxing it? >> i serve on the head committee of commerce, the jurisdiction we're talking about. last year with obama we passed 21st century cures. the biggest piece we did was an incredible increase in funding for the nih, looking for things like treatments for opioids and an addiction that messes with the brain and stop taking it, you can't. they are switching to heroin, it's hard to imagine but cheaper than the open i didn't ioidopio. i. >> i appreciate your work on that. i'm looking at the budget and...