we cannot solve that problem by going around the governments. You may provide humanitarian assistance to the people that...
I passed the biggest criminal justice reform bill in Maryland in a generation.
It is very effective.
Getting them the help they need while they are in prison makes a big difference.
We are hitting that from a number of different directions.
I am a states' rights guy, and I believe that much of the innovation is happening out in the states.
I think at the Federal level, we have to focus on mental health and substance abuse issues together because, in many cas...
The frustrating part is just imagine if we had not taken all the steps we have taken, how many deaths we would have had.
This is not just a health issue. Or just an education issue or just a crime prevention issue; it is across almost everyt...
We need more Federal funding. And not to say that $6 billion is not a lot of money; it is to the taxpayers. But it is a ...
We are doing exactly that, actually. I was just talking with our czar who is heading up this entire emergency operation.
$6 billion stretched across the country is not going to go very far.
We want to protect the folks that actually have drug addictions and not treat them just as law enforcement cases.
I think we do need more Federal funding with some flexibility for each state.
But the folks that are bringing in these large quantities of deadly drugs, knowing that they are going to kill our citiz...
It has to take a comprehensive approach. It is the early education and the prevention, and then it is the treatment for ...
People that are addicted need treatment, and they need help, and we are trying to get them the help they need rather tha...
We do need help from the Federal Government on expanding Medically Assisted Treatment. That is the only way that you can...
