The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:07 a.m., via WebEx, Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney chairwoman of the committee presiding. Present: Representatives Maloney, Norton, Cooper, Connolly, Krishnamoorthi, Raskin, Khanna, Mfume, Wasserman Schultz, Sarbanes, Welch, Speier, Kelly, DeSaulnier, Plaskett, Gomez, Pressley, Tlaib, Porter, Comer, Jordan, Gosar, Hice, Grothman, Palmer, Higgins, Miller, Armstrong, and Keller. Chairwoman MALONEY: The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. For too long, justice has been out of reach for millions of American families whose lives have been ravaged by our Nation’s opioid epidemic. For decades now, parents and family members have watched with broken hearts as their loved ones struggled with opioid addiction. Since 1999, nearly half a million lives have been cut short by opioid overdoses in the United States alone. These lives were taken from us too soon. They were taken unnecessarily and they were taken unfairly. For each life lost, there have been many other family members—aunts, siblings, children, and loved ones—left to pick up the pieces. Table of Contents Hearing held on December 17, 2020 WITNESSES David Sackler, Former Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Oral Statement Dr. Kathe Sackler, Former Vice President and Member of the Board of Directors, Purdue Pharma L.P. Oral Statement Craig Landau, President and CEO, Purdue Pharma L.P. Oral Statement Opening statements and the prepared statements for the witnesses are available in the U.S. House of Representatives Repository at: docs.house.gov. INDEX OF DOCUMENTS Letter from State Attorneys General re: DOJ Settlement; submitted by Rep. Raskin. Statement by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey; submitted by Chairwoman Maloney. Letters from Families Impacted by the Opioid Crisis; submitted by Chairwoman Maloney. QFR’s: to David Sackler; submitted by Chairwoman Maloney. QFR’s: to Kathe Sackler; submitted by Chairwoman Maloney. QFR’s: to Craig Landau; submitted by Rep. Raskin. The documents entered into the record during this hearing, and Questions for the Record (QFR’s) with responses, are available at: docs.house.gov.