Ted Deutch: “I thank my friend from Rhode Island, Representative Langevin. I thank him for his leadership here in the House on these…”

“I thank my friend from Rhode Island, Representative Langevin. I thank him for his leadership here in the House on these important issues. But just as you spoke about your friends Christopher and Dana Reeve and talked specifically about how Christopher Reeve was not quiet and introverted, that he was an inspiration to you, I think it is fair to say, and I am comfortable actually speaking in this one instance on behalf of my colleagues here in the House in saying that just as Christopher Reeve was an incredible leader and an inspiration to you, so, too, Representative Langevin, are you an inspiration to all of us in the House. I thank you for participating tonight. There are so many other stories to tell. Representative Langevin shared some. I would like to share just a few others. One is the story of Eric LeGrand. On October 16, 2010, Rutgers University football star Eric LeGrand sustained a spinal cord injury at his C3 and C4 vertebrae. After a kickoff in the fourth quarter against Army, Eric sprinted down the field and he made the tackle, but after the collision, he stayed down on the field at MetLife Stadium. Eric was paralyzed from the neck down, and doctors gave him a zero to 5 percent chance of regaining neurologic function. From the moment he was injured, the Paralysis Resource Center was by Eric's side with a wealth of services and support.…”