mr. bucshon, for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: the gentleman is recognized for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: i rise in strong support of the championing healthy kid act, which extends schip for another five years. in 1997 congress created schip in partnership with the states to meet the health care needs of lower income kids. last year nearly 100,000 hoosier kids received health insurance thanks to this critical program. i am proud that this legislation will continue to protect vulnerable children in the eighth district of indiana. this bill also extends two years of funding for federally qualified health centers. family to family health information centers and other important public health programs. this funding provides an important health care service, resources and information for families in the eighth district and across america. i urge my colleagues to support passage of the championing healthy kid act, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speak

mr. bucshon, for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: the gentleman is recognized for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: i rise in strong support of the championing healthy kid act, which extends schip for another five years. in 1997 congress created schip in partnership with the states to meet the health care needs of lower income kids. last year nearly 100,000 hoosier kids received health insurance thanks to this critical program. i am proud that this legislation will continue to protect vulnerable children in the eighth district of indiana. this bill also extends two years of funding for federally qualified health centers. family to family health information centers and other important public health programs. this funding provides an important health care service, resources and information for families in the eighth district and across america. i urge my colleagues to support passage of the championing healthy kid act, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speak

mr. bucshon, for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: the gentleman is recognized for -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for a minute and a half. mr. bucshon: i rise in strong support of the championing healthy kid act, which extends schip for another five years. in 1997 congress created schip in partnership with the states to meet the health care needs of lower income kids. last year nearly 100,000 hoosier kids received health insurance thanks to this critical program. i am proud that this legislation will continue to protect vulnerable children in the eighth district of indiana. this bill also extends two years of funding for federally qualified health centers. family to family health information centers and other important public health programs. this funding provides an important health care service, resources and information for families in the eighth district and across america. i urge my colleagues to support passage of the championing healthy kid act, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speak

mr. bucshon, mr. bilirakis and all of you for your time, your attention, and your energy to this issue because it is an emergency in our country. thank you. i yield back. >> the chair thanks the gentleman. the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from indiana, mr. bucshon, for three minutes. >> chairman burgess, ranking member green, thank you for holding this important hearing today. opioid abuse disorder has ravaged our communities and while it is important to look forward and address what else needs to be done to combat this terrible disease, we need to ensure the legislation we have already passed is being properly implemented and is working as congress intended. in july 2016, the comprehensive addiction and recovery act, c.a.r.a., landmarked legislation addressing the opioid abuse crisis was passed into law. i spent months convening stakeholder roundtables and working on bipartisan language which became section 303 of c.a.r.a.. section 303 updates the controlled substances ac