i think dr miller's research and his study is a perfect example of of the v.a. . trying to avoid the issue and trying and trying not to to pay the compensations to veterans. that they deserve he has the proof he has everything they are and they still will not even address his research. there were many people in the department of defense that couldn't accept these findings in you can speculate that they couldn't expect be that they couldn't accept these findings because of the potential broad implication the idea that maybe there was a new agent orange think this deployment the government is looking down the road at billions of dollars and health care costs that they will be responsible for and i believe that they're doing everything they can to stave that off. the comments of the foreign press are causing ls along the soldiers this is a new disease we call this iraq afghanistan war long injury some of the more severe cases entail that all the positive hits of the longs so it is a multi factorial exposure. the symptoms or anywhere from from respiratory issues some

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dr. miller and johns hopkins for your warm welcome and hospitality. the work you do makes a huge difference in our community and around the globe. i also thank our esteemed guest, governor hogan and pugh for joining us. we're honored to have you in our presence. of course i thank our witnesses, governor chris christie, commissioner wynn, dr. comperned, and mr. baum. thank you for testifying and for all you are doing to help us combat opioids and save lives. a year and a half ago at our committee's first hearing on this issue, i warned that so many people were dying in communities across america and that we can no longer ignore this emergency. today the centers for disease control and prevention estimates that more than 64,000 drug ns died from overdoses in 2016, an increase of more than 20% over the year before. to put this in perspective, the death toll from drug overdoses last year alone was higher than ll u.s. military casualties in vietnam and iraq wars combined. every 20 minutes, every 20 minutes someone die from an opioid overdose. if today's he

dr. miller for your hospitality. thank you for joining us. we are honored to have you in our presence. thank you for testifying and for all that you are doing to help us combat opioids and save lives. a year and a half ago in our committee's first hearing on the issue, i warned that so many people were dying in communities across america and that we could no longer ignore this emergency. today the centers for disease control estimates that more than 64,000 americans died from drug overdoses in 2016 and that's an increase of more than 20% over the year before. to put it into perspective, the death toll from the overdoses last year alone was higher than allus military casualties in iran and iraq wars combined. every 20 minutes, every 20 minutes someone dies from an overdose. if it lasts for two hours, a half dozen families will have lost a parent, a sibling or a child to opioids. we have the reports and you had years of talk. now it's time for action. the american people are looking for us to take action. they are looking to the president and the congress and they are asking what are you

dr. miller fromen jeff the nfl. the health and welfare of the leak. there aid, is connection between cte and football. for the first time he said, oh yes, of course. i had no idea what kind of explosion there was outside on this. the other thing i did not understand is the power of football. we are talking about a multimillion dollar orb multibillion-dollar industry .hen it comes to college this is the way some schools survive, the revenue of football. it is not just the money. it is the culture. lightsball, friday night and small towns around the country. we still hear from the president about the good old days when there was more violence and football. this, this game and proud to be part of the team. john conyers held a hearing in 2009 and research has been going on for a long time. you so grateful to all of who advocate, researchers and the players and families who have incredible coverage. me,el like, and correct they are blocking this huge -- which ishere football. i want to make sure we have an dr. per federal to have your words. idea abouty lo

dr. mckee and then of jeff miller from the nfl, who is head of health and welfare of the league, and i said, is there a connection between c.t.e. and football? i guess for the first time he said, oh, yes. of course. there is a connection. i had no idea what kind of explosion there was outside on this. the other thing i didn't understand is the power of football. we're talking about a multimillion dollar, multibillion dollar industry when it comes to college. this is the way some schools survive through the revenue of a football. it's not just the money, it's the culture of football. the friday night lights in small towns around the country. we still hear from the president about, you know, good old days when there was more violence in football. i'm really new to this -- new to the game and proud to be part of the team, but john conyers held a hearing in 2009 and research has been going on for a long time. i'm just so grateful to all of you to advocate, to researchers, and especially to the players and families who have such incredible courage. i feel like, you can correct me if i am wrong,

miller has the latest, including some courtroom drama. dated? >> shannon, during the 11 week trial, prosecutors told the jury new jersey democratic senator robert menendez and his long-time friends, i drd in a six-year bribery scheme. speaking outside the courthouse this afternoon, he said he did nothing wrong. >> for two and a half years i have never wavered from asserting my innocence. >> according to the indictment, he used his influence to get visas for the doctor's foreign-born girlfriends. he also attempted to assist him in resolving an $8.9 million overbilling dispute with medicare-induced political pressure to resolve a contractual dispute between the dominican republic and a security company owned by the doctor. the prosecution says in exchange, he made more than three quarters of a million dollars in contributions to menendez or democratic entities that would support his reelection. prosecutors say he also provided menendez with free luxury travel. during trial, the defense did not dispute many of the facts of the case, but maintained the motive was not bribery, but friendship. witnesses for the prosecution included former health and human services secretary who met with men