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Thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, madam speaker. I yield to my friend from maryland, the majority leader. Mr. Hoyer i thank my friend from georgia for yielding. On monday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate, i repeat that because its unusual. On monday, 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 10 00 a. M. For legislative business, votes expected to occur as early as 2 30 p. M. On tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 10 00 a. M...

Right here. I think were all pretty familiar with this new virtual setting. But because this is our First Virtual hearing of this subcommittee, i want to take a moment to provide members with a few reminders before we begin. We will proceed in the same fashion as this committee always has. We will begin with Opening Statements by the chair and Ranking Member. Followed by testimony from our witnesses and an opportunity for every member to inquire for five minutes. We will dispense with our practice of observing the gibbons rule and instead go in in order of seniority for questioning, alternatin...

Talking about heroin the Drug Companies are the cartel. Doctors are the pushers and the pharmacists are the suppliers. See theres not a city in the United States right now the. Major opiate addiction problem and its not just in cities its in rural or in fact in some places its worse in rural areas than anywhere else at the peak of the epidemic millions of people in the United States were prescribed 259000000 prescriptions of opioids and that means on average every adult is on one opiate you know once or twice a year if not more scares the living out of me opioids are a major category of medica...

[ gavel ] and i guess the the subcommittee will come to order. Without objection the chairs authorized to declare recess of the subcommittee at any time without objection. Members of the full committee not on the subcommittee authorized to participate in todays hearing. So long as they participate virtually and will be recognized after members of the subcommittee are recognized. Members who are participating via webex platform reminded to keep video function on at all times even if not recognized by the chair. Members participated by webex platform also reminded they are responsible for muting...

And allowing the government to negotiate medication Prescription Drug prices. And for residents and homers to stay in their homes during the pandemic. Live coverage of the house. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God, thank you for giving us another day. Those who omfort suffer from coronavirus. Healing. Bless and comfort those who mourn the loss of loved ones in wake of covid19. Psalmist, we turn to you. Have mercy upon us, o god, for treated harshly. Harshly all t us the day. Attackers. Re our almost ...