Political Quotes

“Mr. President, psychostimulant overdose deaths, including methamphetamine-related deaths, increased by 27 percent in 1 year. That is a higher rate of increase than any other illicit substance in our country, including fentanyl. It is time to sound the alarm. We must take immediate action to prevent methamphetamine from becoming the next drug overdose crisis facing our country. That is why I am introducing the Methamphetamine Response Act with my colleague, Senator Grassley. This bill does two things. First, it declares methamphetamine an emerging drug threat. Second, it requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy, ONDCP, to develop and implement a national plan that is specific to methamphetamine, in accordance the ONDCP Reauthorization, which I was proud to coauthor, and which was enacted in 2018 as part of the SUPPORT Act. This plan must include an assessment of the methamphetamine threat, including the current availability of, and demand for, the drug, and the effectiveness of evidence-based prevention and treatment programs, as well as law enforcement programs; short- and long-term goals focused on supply and demand reduction and the expansion of prevention and treatment programs; performance measures related to the plan's goals; and the level of funding needed to implement the plan, including an assessment of whether available funding can be reprogrammed or transferred or whether additional funds are needed.…”