Political Quotes

“Mr. President, there is a great deal of discussion this week on very difficult and hard issues. The comments of the Senator from California, which were preceded by the comments of our colleague from South Carolina, remind us that as lawmakers, as policymakers, our jobs are indeed difficult, as we do try to make good on that pledge for a more perfect union because we are clearly not there today. I am on the floor to speak to another type of killer that we face in this country, and that is the killer that comes with drugs, substance abuse, illegal drugs, opioids, heroin--this insidious scourge that has afflicted us as a nation. We are fortunate in that we have an opportunity--hopefully soon--to be voting for the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, CARA. I thank all of my colleagues who have been involved in this effort, very aggressively pushing this bill. Senator Portman from Ohio, Senator Ayotte from New Hampshire are among the many who have stepped forward to really shine a light on an area where we know that we need to work to develop a comprehensive solution, a community-focused solution to so much of what we are dealing with. The CARA act touches on all areas of this issue, from education to awareness, from access to treatment to preventing and treating overdose, from families to veterans to infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and even teens who may suffer a sports injury.…”