Hearing: Oversight of Federal Efforts to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 (10:00 AM)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Gary Barksdale
Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Service

Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony (Update #1) [PDF] Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 09:37 AM

Carol Cave
Director, Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Added 07/15/2019 at 12:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM

Kemp Chester
Assistant Director of the National Opioids and Synthetics Coordination Group, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy

Added 07/15/2019 at 12:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM

Matthew Donahue
Regional Director North and Central Americas, Operation Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice

Added 07/15/2019 at 12:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 04:36 PM

Thomas Overacker
Executive Director, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 08:48 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/12/2019 at 03:53 PM

David A. Prince
Deputy Assistant Director, Transnational Organized Crime, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Added 07/15/2019 at 12:53 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 06:21 PM
  • Questions for the Record [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Questions for the Record Response [PDF] Added 04/10/2020 at 12:36 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 06:21 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 06:21 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 07/15/2019 at 12:56 PM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Schakowsky - International Journal on Drug Policy Article [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 09:37 AM
  • Document for the Record - Rep. Walden - Letter from the Actus Foundation [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 09:37 AM

Member Statements

  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Chairman Pallone [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 01:17 PM
  • Opening Statement - Full Committee Ranking Member Walden [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 01:17 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Chair DeGette [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 01:17 PM
  • Opening Statement - Subcommittee Ranking Member Guthrie [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 01:17 PM
  • Opening Statement - Rep. Kuster [PDF] Added 02/28/2020 at 09:37 AM

Hearing Record

  • Preliminary Transcript [PDF] Added 09/10/2019 at 01:17 PM

First Published: July 12, 2019 at 10:24 AM
Last Updated: April 10, 2020 at 12:44 PM