Brigham Buhler

And, you know, me, Callie and the other folks that sat on this panel, you know, our goal was to just share our stories and share what we saw. And so my testimony in particular was really more about the human side. You know, there's so many staggering datas and statistics and numbers. But behind all that is a person. That's all I wanted people to understand. These are human lives.

And, you know, me, Callie and the other folks that sat on this panel, you know, our goal was to just share our stories and share what we saw. And so my testimony in particular was really more about the human side. You know, there's so many staggering datas and statistics and numbers. But behind all that is a person. That's all I wanted people to understand. These are human lives.

When Jelly Roll testified, I think he said this equivalent to a 747 jet worth of people die of opioids a day. And that's insane. And that all started with the lapses in the FDA and the drug regulatory market. And we know that – There's an argument out there. I know Cali released the number of 50 plus percent of the FDA's funding comes from Big Pharma.

When Jelly Roll testified, I think he said this equivalent to a 747 jet worth of people die of opioids a day. And that's insane. And that all started with the lapses in the FDA and the drug regulatory market. And we know that – There's an argument out there. I know Cali released the number of 50 plus percent of the FDA's funding comes from Big Pharma.

When Jelly Roll testified, I think he said this equivalent to a 747 jet worth of people die of opioids a day. And that's insane. And that all started with the lapses in the FDA and the drug regulatory market. And we know that – There's an argument out there. I know Cali released the number of 50 plus percent of the FDA's funding comes from Big Pharma.

When it comes to drugs alone, 75 percent of the drug funding comes from the pharmaceutical companies themselves. And so there's a big market there. And with Big Pharma spending over $8 billion a year advertising, that's more than the entire sum of the FDA's budget.

When it comes to drugs alone, 75 percent of the drug funding comes from the pharmaceutical companies themselves. And so there's a big market there. And with Big Pharma spending over $8 billion a year advertising, that's more than the entire sum of the FDA's budget.

When it comes to drugs alone, 75 percent of the drug funding comes from the pharmaceutical companies themselves. And so there's a big market there. And with Big Pharma spending over $8 billion a year advertising, that's more than the entire sum of the FDA's budget.

Yeah, it's insane. And those ads are wild. But what I saw is, the truth is, my hope is that people listen and the American people fight. We can fight with our pocketbooks. We can fight through our choices as citizens. Do I have faith that the government's going to fix these problems overnight? I don't. But at least we're having the conversation. And to their credit, they let us speak freely.

Yeah, it's insane. And those ads are wild. But what I saw is, the truth is, my hope is that people listen and the American people fight. We can fight with our pocketbooks. We can fight through our choices as citizens. Do I have faith that the government's going to fix these problems overnight? I don't. But at least we're having the conversation. And to their credit, they let us speak freely.

Yeah, it's insane. And those ads are wild. But what I saw is, the truth is, my hope is that people listen and the American people fight. We can fight with our pocketbooks. We can fight through our choices as citizens. Do I have faith that the government's going to fix these problems overnight? I don't. But at least we're having the conversation. And to their credit, they let us speak freely.

They didn't put a censor on us. They you know, they tried to give us some coaching, you know, to say, hey, if you go this route, just understand there's going to be blowback. And, you know, we're here to get progress on these topics, not, you know, burn the house down type deal. And then I did have some and it was it was a bipartisan effort.

They didn't put a censor on us. They you know, they tried to give us some coaching, you know, to say, hey, if you go this route, just understand there's going to be blowback. And, you know, we're here to get progress on these topics, not, you know, burn the house down type deal. And then I did have some and it was it was a bipartisan effort.

They didn't put a censor on us. They you know, they tried to give us some coaching, you know, to say, hey, if you go this route, just understand there's going to be blowback. And, you know, we're here to get progress on these topics, not, you know, burn the house down type deal. And then I did have some and it was it was a bipartisan effort.

So some of the senators in the room had mentioned, well, the American people just want a pill. You know, they don't really want a solution that they're not. They're looking for an easy way out. And I pushed back. It's funny because one of the moms that was there was like, oh, my God, I can't believe you were just dropping F-bombs in that meeting. But I'm like, I think you're fucking wrong.

So some of the senators in the room had mentioned, well, the American people just want a pill. You know, they don't really want a solution that they're not. They're looking for an easy way out. And I pushed back. It's funny because one of the moms that was there was like, oh, my God, I can't believe you were just dropping F-bombs in that meeting. But I'm like, I think you're fucking wrong.

So some of the senators in the room had mentioned, well, the American people just want a pill. You know, they don't really want a solution that they're not. They're looking for an easy way out. And I pushed back. It's funny because one of the moms that was there was like, oh, my God, I can't believe you were just dropping F-bombs in that meeting. But I'm like, I think you're fucking wrong.

I mean, after being in health care since I was 20 years old, what I see is people struggling for answers.

I mean, after being in health care since I was 20 years old, what I see is people struggling for answers.

I mean, after being in health care since I was 20 years old, what I see is people struggling for answers.