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Joe Biden: “Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating renovations to the Queen…”

On the recordMarch 5, 1997
Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony commemorating renovations to the Queen Manor low-income senior citizen complex in Dover, DE. One of the highlights of the ceremony was a poem written and read by Mr. James B. Coker that reminds us that drug abuse is not the answer. Mr. President, I ask that the text of the poem be printed in the Record. The poem follows: The high I need doesn't come in a bottle Or in an auto's throttle Just give me some hugs Not someone's drugs
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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Discussing a ribbon cutting ceremony for a senior citizen complex and sharing a poem about drug abuse.

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