Opioid Crisis Field Hearing
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were gi… read more
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a field hearing at Johns Hopkins Hospital on the opioid crisis. Testimonies were given by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R), the chair of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis, as well as medical professionals such as Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen and Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Richard Baum. Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh (D) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R) delivered opening remarks. close
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- Justin Amash U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
- Rod Blum U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
- Matt Cartwright U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
- Bonnie Watson Coleman U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Gerry Connolly U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
- Jim Cooper U.S. Representative [D] Tennessee
- Val Demings U.S. Representative [D] Florida
- Ron DeSantis U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Mark DeSaulnier U.S. Representative [D] California
- Scott Eugene DesJarlais U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
- John James Duncan Jr. U.S. Representative [R] Tennessee
- Blake Randolph Farenthold U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Virginia Foxx U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
- Jimmy Gomez U.S. Representative [D] California
- Paul Gosar U.S. Representative [R] Arizona
- Jody B. Hice U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
- Will Hurd U.S. Representative [R] Texas
- Darrell Issa U.S. Representative [R] California
- Jim Jordan U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
- Robin Kelly U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Raja Krishnamoorthi U.S. Representative [D] Illinois
- Stephen F. Lynch U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Carolyn Maloney U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Thomas Massie U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky
- Mark Meadows U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
- Paul Mitchell U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
- Stacey Plaskett Congressional Delegate [D] Virgin Islands
- Dennis Ross U.S. Representative [R] Florida
- Steve Russell U.S. Representative [R] Oklahoma
- Mark Sanford Jr. U.S. Representative [R] South Carolina
- Mark Walker U.S. Representative [R] North Carolina
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