July 28, 2015

Heroin Abuse

Officials from the Drug Enforcement Agency, White House, and other federal agencies testified on ways to stop the increase in heroin abuse and how pain relief medications have contributed to the problem.

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Mike Bishop U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Michael Botticelli Director White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Judy Chu U.S. Representative [D] California
Randy Forbes U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Bob Goodlatte U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
Trey Gowdy U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
Raúl Rafael Labrador U.S. Representative [R] Idaho
Angela Pacheco District Attorney Santa Fe, NM
Nancy Parrish President Protect Our Defenders
Jack Riley Acting Deputy Administrator Department of Justice->Drug Enforcement Administration
James Sensenbrenner Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Wisconsin

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House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations

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Program ID:: 327378-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jul 28, 2015 | 10:06am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: Aug 17, 2015 | 2:44pm EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Jul 28, 2015 | 10:56am EDT | C-SPAN 1
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