percent green electrons, clean, renewable electrons by the year 2050 eliminating fossil fuels in the generation of electricity. now, this vision is not without challenges, just as the journey to the moon was not without challenges. most significantly, we have to match the supply of the variable solar and wind energy to the demand for electricity. as we know, for solar and wind to generate electricity, the sun has to shine and the wind has to blow. but there are a number of ways we can tackle this challenge. one answer is to shift demand through peak load pricing, encouraging consumers, for example, to ship flexible consumption like drying your clothes to amount of supply. another solution is to increase

the ability of the grid to send electricity from one region whether it's excess ?rie -- to one region where there is excess supply to excess demand. a third is to store energy. you can store energy and liquid solution on high-temperature solar projects. you can use pump storage where you pump water up a hill and run it back through turbines. you can use battery storage. by investing in these strategies, the elimination of fossil fuels and the generation of electricity is within our grasp. transportation, let's turn to transportation. fossil fuels have dominated the transportation sector for a century. but that's changing. one change is a greater deployment and use of mass transit, light rail, streetcars, bicycles, pedestrian transit.

these investments get people out of fossil fueled cars, and that trend continues, and we should encourage it. another strategy is to electrify the cars themselves. we have seen tremendous progress in the electric car market thanks to falling prices and growing consumer demand. today there are approximately 5 00,000 plug-in vehicles driving on our roads, and you can see how that just really started in 2010. here we are six years later at half a million cars with a steady upward growth. electric vehicles are far more viable today than they were in 2010 because the most expensive component of an electric vehicle is the battery and the price of batteries, lithium iron batteries, has been plunging, dropping fourfold since 2008 to less than $300 per kilowatt

hour. we're also seeing other parts of the transportation industry adopt electricity into their fleets. mack trucks, for example, have developed an electric hybrid garbage truck. protera, innovator in heavy duty electric transport unveiled an electric bus that can travel 350 miles on a single charge. and they are developing a recharging capacity that can recharge a bus faster than you can put diesel into a diesel bus tank. what about aviation? how do we transition our airlines from fossil fuels? biofuels are a piece of the puzzle. united airlines has started using a mixture of 30% biofuel and 70% traditional jet fuel for flights from los angeles to san francisco. jebt just announce -- jet blue announced a ten year contract to

buy 350 million gallons renewable biofuel to mix into their fuel supply. that will account for about 20% of its annual fuel use at kennedy international airport. other airlines -- lufthansa and virgin atlantic are embracing biofuel. let's think a little bit about long-haul trucking which currently runs virtually universally on diesel. it's a big challenge. biodiesel can play a role here as it does in aviation. a few years ago poland springs switched to 5% biodiesel blend for their fleet of tractor-trailers and tanker trucks. the company estimates not only do they reduce annual carbon emissions by 1.8 million pounds in their first two years, but they saved about $70,000 in fuel costs. that's a pretty substantial incentive. as more and more firms seek to

replace fossil diesel with biodiesel, production has surged, increasing from 343 million gallons in 2010 to 1.2 billion gallons in 2014. but while the production and use of biodiesel is growing, we don't anticipate that it will be a complete answer. the production of biofuel has challenges of its own, including the potential disruption of food agriculture. we have to keep developing and looking at a variety of technologies possibly including, for example, the development of hydrogen fuel cells. nikola motor, an electric truck start-up in salt lake city, announced plans at the end of last month for its upcoming nikola one big rigs to run on custom made hydrogen electric fuel cells. these trucks are going to be disiebd to travel -- designed to travel 1,200 miles between

hydrogen fillups. if hydrogen does become viable along established routes for trucking, we'll need to generate a lot of hydrogen and we can do that from electricity, putting the green electrons to work in this challenge and establish a fuel deployment infrastructure. what about residential and commercial heating? about a fifth of all natural gas is used to heat homes and water and residences. and both of these objectives can be accomplished through electrification. the good news here is that heat pumps powered by green electrons can be cost competitive with gas heating in most climates, even at today's very low natural gas prices. replacing the use of natural gas in the commercial and industrial sectors will be more challenging, especially industrial manufacturing. electrification will help.

conservation will help. they will be part of the solution. in some cases there may not be a solution. it might not be a viable answer, and we will need to employ carbon offsets to reach net zero generation of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels. so there are the pieces of this puzzle -- there are the piece of this puzzle we will have to figure out just as our predecessors in the space program didn't have all the answers when they set on the mission to put a man on the moon. we don't have all the answers now, but we have a lot. and with diligence and determination that has characterized american spirit, we will find more answers, and we can reach these goals. we have so much of the technology in hand to propel ourselves into the 100 by 50 vision. but we need political courage. we need commitment as a nation. we need to take responsibility

because we are the first generation feeling the impact of the destructive ravages of climate change, and we are the last generation that can do something about it. and we do so. driving the rapid transition from fossil fuel-based energy economy to a clean reap renewable one -- renewable one, one thing is certain, it's going to mean a lot of new jobs, and that's pretty exciting. it's going to be a lot of innovation, and that's pretty exciting. already more than 2.5 million americans go off to work every day in the clean and renewable energy industry. 414,000 are employed in renewable energy generation like solar and wind. in the past six years the solar industry alone has added 115,000 jobs. another 170,000 are employed in

advanced vehicles working to move the automotive industry further toward hybrid and electric vehicle technology. imagine how many more jobs we will create if we truly commit and invest in clean and renewable technologies. imagine what a boon it will be to our economy to be the leader in these industries. selling and exporting the technology and the products that we develop around the world. but as we head into this exciting frontier, we have an obligation to do right by all the american workers, the men and women who rely on jobs in fossil fuel industries to provide for their families. we need to make sure that they have the support and the training that help to transition to work in the new industries. we need to make sure that no worker in the fossil fuel world is left behind. so there are the basic elements

of the 100 by 50 plan that i will be introducing to move our economy from fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. one, adopt a price on carbon to put our markets to work on this mission. two, utilize energy conservation virtually always the most cost-effective strategy. three, convert all electricity generation from fossil fuel electrons to green electrons. four, shift as many uses as possible from the fossil fuel energy world to the electric energy world, including various applications in transportation and home and business heating. fifth, sustain substantial investments in research and development to improve current technologies and develop new ones. and finally, for the most difficult challenges, we may consider utilizing carefully constructed carbon offsets to

reach net zero fossil fuels. fellow citizens, colleagues here in the chamber, we need a bold plan to save our beautiful blue-green planet from the ravages of global warming. 100 by 50 is that plan. completely overhauling our energy system over the next three and a half decades, eliminating carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels by 2050. by leading this fight, america will benefit from all the technological innovation it generates. by leading this fight, america will generate good-paying jobs. by leading this fight, america will have the moral standing to pull together the nations of the world on to a parallel path.

america must lead this charge. we are the only nation that can. we have the best signtific and technical minds in the world. the american people have the courage to take on big challenges. by leading this fight america will bring together nations of the world and working together we will save our planet. the world needs to act and to act now. to tackle this devastating impacts of climate change. it cannot wait. but they will need our example, a national commitment to revolutionizing our energy sector to spur them to action, to set an example, to work in cooperation. daniel burnham, the great american architect, once said, make no little plans. they have no magic to stir man's blood and probably will themselves not be realized.

make big plans. aim high in hope and work. we need to stir our blood and our hearts and our minds and our souls to this great challenge. we need to do everything in our power, utilizing every tool at our disposal. we are in a very real race against time, and it is a race in which we are mind -- behind but a race we must not lose. that is our responsibility. that is our moral obligation to our children and their children and their children's children. some wi say this can't be done. but i say to them and i say to you, do not bet against america. we conquered the electron and harnessed electricity. we beat gravity to soar above the clouds. we cured diseases, invented the telephone, the television and

the internet. and when president kennedy called us into action, we -- america -- traveled to the moon. when we commit ourselves, there is nothing that american ingenuity cannot accomplish. we will find the answers. we will achieve the impossible. at this moment let us embrace the urgency of this mission and determine to act immediately and to act boldly. fellow americans, colleagues, let's join together and set ourselves and our nation and through our leadership the world's community of nations on a course to make this giant leap for mankind. thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk should call the roll.

quorum call: quorum call:

mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senate majority leader. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that -- are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. mcconnell: i ask consent that further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding the provisions of rule 22, the pending cloture motions with respect to h.r. 5325 not ripen until 2:15 on tuesday, septembe. i further ask that if cloture is invoked on the substitute amendment, cloture be considered to have been invoked at 6:00 p.m. on monday, september 26. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk

shall call the roll. quorum call:

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a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. a senator: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate -- the quorum call be

released. the presiding officer: without objection so ordered coat mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 415, senate 1878. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 415, s. 1878, a bill to extend the pediatric priority review voucher program. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding to the measure? without objection. mr. coats: mr. president, i ask consent that the committee reported substitute amendment be agreed to, that the sanders amendment which is at the desk be agreed to, and that the bill as amended be read a third time and passed, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coats: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that commerce committee be discharged from further consideration of s. 27 of 83 and that the senate

proceed to its immediate consideration. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 2683, a bill to include disabled veteran leave and the personnel management system of the federal aviation administration. the presiding officer: there objection? without objection the committee is discharged coat mr. president, i further ask that the hirono amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended be read a third time and passed and the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. coat mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent that the appointment at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. coat i ask unanimous consent that on. mr. coats: i ask unanimous consent that when the senate completes its business today it

adjourn till 3:00 p.m. monday, september 26. following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the journal of proceedings be approved to date and the time for the two leaders be reserved for their use later in the day. further that following leader remarks, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 5325. finally, that the filing deadline for the cloture motions filed today be at 4:00 p.m. monday, the 26th of this month for a first-degree amendments and for the second-degree amendments at 12:00 p.m. tuesday, september 27th. the presiding officer: collection. mr. coats: mr. president, if there's no further business to come before the senate, i ask that the senate stands adjourned -- stand adjourned under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned till --.

the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. mcconnell: there have been broad requests for a clean continuing resolution, so that's what i've just offered. it's the result of many, many hours of bipartisan work on both sides of the aisle. it's a fair proposal that funds all current government operations through december 9 while also providing funding for the new legislation we've just passed overwhelmingly and that the president has signed. that's legislation to address the heroin and prescription opioid epidemic as well as the tsca bill. it contains sufficient down payment on flood relief for many

states including maryland, west virginia and louisiana. and of course it includes important resources to support our veterans and to combat zika. these are resources needed to help develop a vaccine and promote mosquito control. members will have the next four days to review before any votes are taken in he >> message >> beginning doc process they will ensure there is adequate time to finish before the override vote in before the current government funding runs out next week then make a turn c to the veto override i look forward to continuing bipartisan cooperation to complete our work and the claims to fund the

government. through december 9.mr. presideni calls. >> the senator from maryland.s >> we watch as the ranking member of the appropriations committee, want to say to my w colleagues on both sides of the aisle the past few weeks we have direct -- a goshen with the republicans with a funding resolution to help government opened through december 9 give congress time to complete the process and responding to urgent needs like zika virus and the floods in louisiana and also our national security as well as those things that our important to the economy of the united states ofd america.

we want to be sure it doesn't include any providers with military construction. to complement the other side of the ideal. down to there now down to a handful of issues now the majority leader is a republican only bill to substitute place before the senate today. that did democrats cannot vote againt for that substitute and to urge others to vote against it but we want to be sure of vague government shutdown and government showdown to

continue the constructive talks the we have had with the majority leader. with the people of flint michigan 100,000 people are still waiting for their water to be clean and safe. caue 9,000 children have already had a lead exposure they'd tell michigan to keep waiting in line we know louisiana was set by terrible floods we don't, want to just give good service in response to their needs but it isn't the only one in america and the people of michigan who has

been waiting for more than one year should be included in the continuing resolution. want to we do want to help the people of louisiana the other side that can be handled two months from nowlo with the water resources development tel but the house made no commitment committ haven't even brought the word before action. and with that failure of the comprehensive infrastructure built so they could do something about their aging water infrastructure at the same time create american

jobs in our own communities. they passed funding last week. so why wait? it is paid for and we have a framework to proceed and let's just do what. not as they continue to fight for flint with the secg disclosure for the funding resolution.want to stay on those who work for the federal government i want them to know we'll working very hard to avoid the shutdown or the slam down. but we need to make sure we have the fund to fight zika virus with the challenge

with the most terrific and lifelong permanent handicap. tht and with the $1 trillion budget with the domestic and military is this the framework to move the head that contribute to national security whether the state department toward diplomatic efforts didn't they do a good job responding last weekend? but at the same time if you look at hhs are the national institutes of health, who

for the rights so they can keep it going on to make sure refined cares for disease. to kind

and i urge my colleagues were e that we keep doing the job that we were elected. mr. president i have concluded my remarks do we need to go into a quorum? i note the absence of a quorum. >> the reporter with roll-call with questions of the government passed september with the status of the continuing resolution. it is a hundred and 60 pages that would go through december 9th and also with the zika virus funding. >> a continuing resolution

keeping funding levels that the active levels of last year but because of some changes of mandatory spending with the revisions basically they had to reduce funding by little under half of a percent in order to meet current budget law acquires that it be kept under a certain cap. there's also 1.$1 billion of aid which has raised a lot of concern among lawmakers for those who were infected with the virus while pregnant and now it is creating even more worries. >> what about planned parenthood and the zika funding? >> said details are a little

complicated so that they reimburse providers the mechanics is complicated but it provides for both parties with the language to nonspecific we reply for the planned parenthood funding but to reimburse the opera writer for services so that hyde amendment that was put in place when it is specifically calls out the louisiana dash amendment to emphasize that they will not go for abortion is the key issue with planned parenthood. >> opiates and what do we

see on the continuing resolution? . there's heightened funding as a recently passed opioid legislation import ban has been pushing for these opioid solution his office has come out about this also contains funding of $500 million for those that are affected in disaster including funding were for louisiana also texas investor, jr. and maryland. but even though it isn't considered a final deal is a provision of environmental groups that were completely upset because it would have waived the clean water

permit to spray for mosquitoes they see that one ship as a larger part of to get rid of the permit entirely so that link when is off the table and other problems remain. for example, mitch mcconnell has been adamant there has been a continued block one on the sec to require publicly traded companies to disclose political spending. and that resolution that he introduced today does not make changes related to that provision. so democrats of already cried foul and the senate appropriations committee is also upset nothing for flint michigan that is dealing with this lead contamination crisis and they have been emphasizing including harry

reid that this is money for louisiana flooding and in general that there should be money for flint. >> you just touched on two things that were not included with campaign finance a water they planning to do about those are other issues that did not get in? >> earlier this afternoon the majority leader set up a procedural whirlwind but the broad tape to understand is that to keep that procedure in motion there is less ability for individual senators to slowdown. senators and house members and the white house will engage in negotiations over the weekend. and that procedural clock has sped up the possibility to move forward on some type of deal as early as monday.

in the house there has been martial law put into place since last night that is a change barely used that is considered by the full house immediately after the committee that controls all legislation produces so the senate if they had the deal on monday pass immediately to the house then goes to the rules committee then right after that send it to the president because everybody wants to get home to campaign for the november election. >> you helped on an article with an interesting image with one of the highest ranking democrat on the committee putting on

lipstick while senator mcconnell was so what is the view and what is her take is that the approach quebec wexner bat that was a classic moment. she takes out a her lipstick it is one of the things she does teefour she speaks publicly but it is an interesting moment because the procedure that mcconnell was indeed a union takes a long time to lay out and verbally but everybody goes through the motions and she was armed and ready to stay and put her fellow democrats to talk about what is not included but it's a significant move in there is a degree of cooperation between republicans and democrats because the stakes are extremely high with a government shutdown that walker -- that could have

ripple effect. and how they want to fund the government with the political battles but continuing government funding that is the other ad on with that can slow things down. >> we will keep their eyes on this. thanks allot. >> once more we will have a government of and by and for the people. >> we are stronger together. no matter what, remember this, loved tromps hate --

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>> was did the significance of being an african-american in the country? >> it is an exciting moment for the country. with the of milestones to be commemorated it is important for the country for african-americans of the united states with the history of slavery and jim crow and segregation and all of the struggles that we are

now here today i think it is remarkable that the entire country can understand the history to be unified and move forward for justice and equality for all. >> with a quantum leap that really lives up. >> the fine -- founding director says we can have difficult conversations to just hope that this will lead to reconciliation? can't play that type of a role? >> absolutely. these conversations have to

be had and held in the environment such as the museum where people can be honest because these will be conversations and that has not happened yet in the country so this is a milestone for people to come together to reconcile the horrific history of the past to build our country in unity to be even stronger and greater. >> is this the appropriate place? >> it is absolutely the appropriate place i can remember when there was controversy there were so

many members of congress of the black caucus. but it was so deserved in washington d.c. when you look at the history, you can see african-americans of slave labor. >> what attentions you get from colleagues for support? >> initially there were questions but, that was done under the leadership of the congressional black caucus had begun to see this is a museum worthy that we will learn more about the history of african-americans but it is a museum for all

americans. so members of congress on full-size of the aisle to talk to members and people are proud of the museum to have these very difficult conversations and to be able to move for words. >> one thing to emphasize is the resilience of their -- african-americans but also segregation. >> absolutely looking at people hundreds of years to have been to word those that died to come to this country and worked as slaves, and

would free themselves with the underground railroad. to educate the children we are a great people so for us to be able to endure all of that and they are treated like animals. that we are proud and in be are americans because we deserve our freedom. that will demonstrate that. thirty-five -- so that dialogue that we hear perhaps we can understand

that is part of the discourse and is a healing process. you have to know who people are and demonstrate that can be done. >> what does the african-american museum mean to you personally? >> you write a check every month and is so happy because i was black to either restaurants or theaters because i was black my mother was such a strong supporter and a so proud to

be a founding member and my ancestors gave me this. >> [inaudible conversations]

good morning i with the principal at the high-school and welcome to this special event. this is the opioid and peril when awareness week. next kayla is the mother of dominique on october 31st died of an over doors -- overdose at the age of 23. she and her husband have told their story in schools through the u.s. attorney carol wynne education act as a way for her to raise awareness please welcome her to this stage. [applause] good morning. main aim is kayla i am that mother of dominique who was

23 years old and passed of day heroin overdose. we learned of his heroin addiction late 2013 before finally took his life he overdosed five times before that. introduced two bills in high-school as an athlete foreign in lexington and much too late we learn to there was a home that you may face later there are houses known as party houses even if there is a parent present to they may allow alcohol and drugs. if you find yourself some

facing that then use good judgment and not be tempted to use because the drugs that you think are harmless so that it is one-person now will not get addicted. and that can kill you instantly. and that is the scenario to be in the position that we are in that you don't ever used drugs. ever. no drugs.

thank you. [applause] the next person speaking is a recovering heroin addict. [applause] >> good morning. i am in long-term recovery to pain medication and heroin want to share my story but i want to challenge you all to do something m-16 years old and sat in an auditorium like this in my high-school listening to a man like me tell his story. i could not help but 2.0 the differences between batman and me because he had different color skin, a different home, decided we

were two different to ever be the same and i was wrong. i grew up in a perfectly happy and healthy home i was never neglected or abused my parents did not use drugs or alcohol nonessential bad childhood experience i was born with the genetic predisposition i had four of goals that were addicted to drugs or alcohol was 16 and was much more likely to become addicted and second from a young age i didn't know that meant that none of that mattered to me.

i was drinking alcohol on the weekends and smoking weed that is the nature of addiction. you don't know what you are in for. i was a good stead and good athlete i did not experience any consequences and and i was 18 years old the got the opportunity to go to center college and play baseball as a dream come true. then i was of rested on marijuana trafficking charges it is a stupid mistake then i had oral surgery to have my wisdom

teeth removed they gradually of addictive to paid medication and then i gradually descended deeper and deeper of my entire life and even knowing develop to gradually i went from smoking weed to paid medication to being homeless and shooting heroin under a bridge in the daylight. i will tell you they believe it can happen to you when i sat where you are. i don't think he will stick in needle in your arm or end up under a bridge because i didn't. but it is the term as

unbacked -- did is the truth . after patient centers and outpatient and a lot of counseling and finally got sober at a homeless shelter in dayton ohio. if you remember nothing else , if you have addiction in your family you are at risk. number two if you suffer from anxiety or depression your more likely to use drugs or alcohol. you can recover you just have to ask for help it is my pleasure to introduce your very own. [applause] >> before both of our

honored guest with the use town hall. and want to thank those who lend their voices to this important issue unbelievable that we need to be a part of this solution and it is my distinct privilege to introduce to you the united states attorney general lynch. we are honored to have occurred visit madison central to commemorate the first ever subscription opioid weird this week will be are saddened by those who have tragically lost their lives we are glad she has chosen to come to kentucky to raise awareness of the current drug epidemic taking the lives and devastating families across the country so it is a positive step for our city and country to

protect our citizens from these drugs are a constant threat to our community. but sworn in as the 83rd general by president joe biden and nominated by president barack obama 2014 attorney general lynch grabbed been derived north carolina was awarded undergraduate law degrees and in her career prosecuted cases related to civil-rights and human trafficking filing crime public corruption. now she is here in our town to hear about what we can do together to make our community stronger please join me to welcome the attorney general for the united states of america. [applause]

>> good morning everyone. i was told this was a high-school and they have energy. good morning. thanks for being here thanks for the wonderful introduction and working on these issues. we have three different schools represented. where are you? make some noise. madison southern? madison central experts they won that round. sari but thanks to all the students to work here in

thanks for coming over here today to interrupt your day about the most important issues. also think the speakers who spoke as well. this is a long-term it is a lot shorter title in tennis to get long and wordy but it is dedicated to talking about up problem that affects people all over the country. in those that you may know

from another community but that they care very deeply about this issue and the president cares deeply about all of you as you have heard i of the attorney general of the united states and the chief law-enforcement officer in this country and i run the agency department of justice by contrast aground the country to talk about issues and policies of the importance to bring awareness and now we focus on this epidemic. i know your high-school students have made few are thinking you want to go to school that is a lot to think about.

and who is at that point? outstanding. career choices? what about dr.? doctors and lawyers? and there you go. artist? teacher? anybody with law-enforcement? outstanding we always need more people with law-enforcement. looked around the room to see how many people are here we have five injured people here the ruble's about 600 if it were fall so think about the fact that just last year in kentucky 1200

people died from open uaw's and heroin abuse overdose last year to times the number of people that can fit in this room so and imagine the fall of view were just suddenly gone? and each if you had a friend that were gone and? that is what happened last year in kentucky why this is so important and why is so painful to so many people as i travel a round to meet young people like you who were the next leaders you are my next generation of law enforcement and teachers and doctors fashion designers to write all of this and what you to do all of that. because you deserve the chance now you have heard

this morning that this abuse or issue takes such a toll of lives so what we talk about this week is how do we stop that war prevent that from starting? obviously listing to the stories you will hear today also to make sure you have the knowledge and information not to go down that road in the first place to understand the connection very often heroin started as prescription drugs something totally eagle and every medicine cabinet that you can have prescribed to you but if you abuse it or if you have a predisposition it can take you down a difficult road because you have a role in the effort. understand the issues how

serious indeed you deal information to make good choices but we also need you to look out for each other because i will tell you as a parent might kids' friends know so much more about what happens on a day-to-day basis of their lives and i do. you are with your cousins and friends uc what is going on you know, when somebody is changing or going down a different route we need you to look out for each other and yourselves. so fighting this epidemic requires everyone support in you are important part of that. want to hear questions and comments and ideas of how we can solve this or prevent this. is a just putting people in

jail and went to hear your questions or comments. thanks for welcoming me here to lexington kentucky end to this cray high-school so i will move over here and take questions from the audience. [applause] >> we have to microphones here on either side will restart hear? tell me your name and your school? >> of the addicts in the united states what roughly percentage are attics with

cigarettes or growing up in the household of addict quite. >> goes too well what if people think or assume how people fall into addiction and they often assume that you had to see actual drug use or that was your family life but that isn't always the case you did speak to this but i can tell you that most of the heroin abuse that we see starts with prescription drug abuse that is totally illegal and and someone comes away with way too many pills and the kids are curious and mr. to use them and get addicted i have heard so many times from parents that just this week we had interviews with other parents calling in to radio show about a young athlete

who had knee surgery and he was prescribed pain pills but nobody thought to say desi need this many or can we taper off for is the dosage to high? and he became addicted in because of that addiction it took over and into years he also turned to heroin and unfortunately did not survive. >> there is a lot of stigma and misconception surrounding addiction and i lectured to a class two weeks ago part of the exercise talking about stigma week google above word drug addiction the fetus look at the images it is dark and gritty and is not an accurate reflection of what addiction looks like for 90 percent of us dash

started with the legal prescription for oral surgery. so i think part of what we're trying to do is to break through the stigma because people think you'll not wake up one day to put a needle in your arm. that is not how works. >> i am mistaken here at madison central. do you believe that recreational marijuana use could lead to a greater risk >> i get a lot of questions about that for those that work in the field there is a lot of discretion some states make it legal some people look at medical uses and i understand is as common but when we talk

about addiction racially talk about those who start off with the prescription drug problem then because they need more and more they turned to heroin. it is cheaper and stronger than before than 20 years ago when i started as a young prosecutor and can be cheaper than pills sometimes family members will recognize somebody has a problem but that is when people will switch for the same effect. it isn't that it isn't before it is true if you experiment with a lot of things he may be more inclined to experiment with drugs but it isn't like that is a specific date way but i

don't like you to think that isn't the beginning so it is okay it has its own issues if you are young one. smoky nor smoking a cigarette in your brain for your thoughts as well. with dominique actually started off smoking marijuana in the home after football games and things like an ad and for him he never saw that in our home we have been married over 30 years he was our youngest he had an older sister and older brother but nobody in

our home or even degeneration back are addicted to drugs or alcohol. i take with him it was more pressure and wanting to be popular with the crowd and did not know how to say no and that the same time when marijuana was not a bad drug that did not cause any repercussions, but going to the marijuana use the started to experiment with that the net would progress and then ended up with the heroin addiction and ended his life. that is one example. >> i am from the lab model

laboratory school. what is being done to fight the war are drugs in madison county and how they try to prevent the spread quick. >> goes to the heart of what we do as well as how we enforce falloff to focus on those uttered doing harm. but we do more than just a thought prosecution part of how we protect madison county is how you learn about this but i need you to tell every friend you have about this meeting and what you heard today talk about it with your parents to get their thoughts so we're trying to give you the tools to not go down with that path. you have a wonderful share

fanned police chief here in the area and also several prosecutors the d.a. who have recently prosecuted some large-scale networks that came here to lexus didn't want dash lexington in this area for easy pickings people that might be hooked on prescription drugs therefore easy to sell heroin. so we also working with every state to make sure they keep records of people who get prescriptions if you are a doctor and patient comes in and and they say i have an old injury i have been using this particular pain medication is it working as the doctor you can go to your computer wants to see how many times

times, anytime is have they been prescribed painkiller c. dunne also fall into the trap to give them too much also to build us system said have the record you have to have the information that 84 focusing on madison county. >> how can the pharmaceutical industry quick. >> medical and pharmaceutical that is a great question because we are not growing these in our backyards. colada this does come from pain pills. what is the medical profession and doing? every state except for one has set the database so

doctors can check and see is this a patient who is dr. shopping? of identify doctors this week? they are very good at hiding they will go to one problem and they are very convincing that they are in pain then but then they will go to another doctor and another maybe even a different state so we work with every state to get them to keep records so they can be checked to be sure that this patient is not overdoing it were beginning to end share across state lines also how they prescribe drugs. it is a problem that all of us like to be in pain no one

likes to sit through that without help if you have to have surgery nobody likes that kind of pain where people want to kill that paid right away and that has become a problem so with the drug companies we are working with them to educate them want this does have a positive use but it is being abused so oxime codon the manufacturing is changing the composition more long-term pain relief when it is much less attractive if you are looking for the immediate high. we're working with doctors and drug companies to raise the important issue. >> do you believe the

punishment for drug use should be more of the size over treatment? >> i do think we're at a good point where people are recognizing addiction is a deceased talking about a predisposition in many people are. it isn't necessarily the stereotypical person who has always lived on the edge of society, it can be anybody to be predisposed means that you are human. some people have a greater degree than others. if people could just quit because they wanted to or it was easy would not have this problem. a lot of this focus has shifted to people in addiction.

we have to get them help because the alternative is there life. you louis your life. that you cannot grow heroin in your backyard. but lots of people here already have a problem but people are taking advantage of of situation. to setup the drug distribution network. there are times people are caught up in addiction. that with the problems they could try to find that but also trying to find ways to

get the aum help the president has gone to congress and asking for help it is multifaceted. thank you for raising that. >> in dash madison central high-school is it better not to associate or to help them >> this is great it is what i've asked you to do to look out for each other. i do want to hear on this panel as well because we have to get between this problem it may not make you popular because drugs change people it is in the same trend as when you were kids when they are caught up in

the disease they think differently. and i want to hear about the resources that our available what would have helped? >> as a social worker for madison central we had a student to is using drugs and her best friend saved her life. the student reported the situation to myself otherwise she was in great danger. >> with the relationship between