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We have a great group of members who are here and i know everybodys got a lot of different commitments this morning. We are also eager to hear from our witnesses and talk about a critical issue facing our country. Its really a crisis in our communities and its getting worse, not better and the crisis is this Opioid Epidemic. The country is being gripped by it. My state is in many states are. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month in ohio, there was a near fatal but now overdose following a routine traffic stop. He p he noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He did t...

Its a crisis. It doesnt discriminate. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month a Police Officer named chris green in east liverpool, ohio, had a near fatal fentanyl overdose following a routine traffic stop. He went up to a car and noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals, went back to the police station, and noticed that on his shirt there was some powder. He reached up like this and brushed the powder off his shirt. This guy is 63, 225 pounds, big man. And he fell to the floor unconscious and overdosed. They adm...

Individual, went back to the Police Station and noticed on his shirt was some powder. He brushed the powder off the shirt, he is 6 foot 3, 225 pounds am a big man, he fell to the floor unconscious from overdose. They administered antidote immediately but it wasnt enough, rushed him to the hospital where two more doses were administered and luckily his life was saved. He would have died had he been alone. What if he had gone home with that power on his shirt and hugged his kid . That is just an example of what we are facing. Obviously a devastating to our communities and families but also creat...

Part of the Affordable Care act is coverage of Mental Health as well as Substance Abuse which gets to the heart of the issue of this problem. Since the aca Medicaid Expansion is more than 1. 6 million americans have gained access to Substance Abuse treatment. Could you speak to how individuals enrolled in medicaid are using the program and whether or not we are seeing an impact on folks suffering Substance Abuse problems . [inaudible] you would think i would know how to do this by now. National surveys, not having adequate access to Insurance Coverage and, one of the biggest reasons, the Affor...

Also, a Senate Intelligence hearing in an hour. And the retail wreckage continues. Sears is closing even more stores and macys lowered guidance yesterday. Talking about margins. But there might be a bright spot and the name is walmart. Tesla stock hit an all time yesterday and where they might be headed with the model 3. First up, the president has chosen the nominee to be next fbi director as comey gets ready to testify on capitol hill tomorrow. Our eamon javers is in washington. What a day for news. Good morning, eamon. Good morning. So Christopher Wray will be the president s nominee for fb...