{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-lead-panel-combatting-national-opioid-epidemic", "Greg Walden to lead panel on combatting national opioid epidemic", "2017-06-19", "2017", "2017-06", "Republican", "House", "OR", "Greg Walden", "W000791", "walden.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Greg Walden to lead panel on combatting national opioid epidemic \nWASHINGTON, D.C. --\u00a0U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River), Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today announced that he will lead a panel discussion Wednesday morning on efforts to combat opioid addiction in Oregon and nationwide. The panel discussion, \u201cAddiction in America\u201d, is hosted by The Washington Post and will feature policy makers, researchers, and health care experts to discuss solutions for combatting addiction in America. Walden's panel, \u201cAddiction Crisis: A Nation Responds\u201d, will focus on how the U.S. government and Congress are responding to the opioid epidemic.\n\u201cThis is a vital conversation to have across the country and especially in Oregon, where more people die from drug overdoses every year than car accidents,\u201d said Walden. \u201cCombatting the opioid epidemic is going to require a team effort from our elected officials, health care experts, and those on the front lines of this fight in our local communities. I look forward to participating in this event and taking our discussion back to Oregon as I continue to work towards putting an end to this crisis in our state.\u201d\nAs Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, Walden is at the forefront of Congress\u2019 response to the national opioid epidemic. Details on the event are included below, and the event will be streamed live to Facebook and online at www.wapo.st/postlive.\nWednesday, June 21, 2017\nWHAT: The Washington Post Panel Discussion: \u201cAddiction in America\u201d\nWHEN: 9:00AM EST (6:00AM PST)\nWHERE: Available to stream live online at www.wapo.st/postlive\nFor more information on this event, please click here:\u00a0https://www.washingtonpost.com/post-live-2017-addiction-in-america/?utm_term=.47252c7b3960", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://walden.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/greg-walden-lead-panel-combatting-national-opioid-epidemic"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8768558036535978, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}