Political Quotes

“I ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any statements be printed in the Record. The resolution (S. Res. 539) was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows: S. Res. 539 Whereas in 2008, pharmacies in the United States filled 3,649,468,866 retail drug prescriptions; Whereas in 2008, approximately 15,200,000 Americans 12 years of age and older reported having taken a prescription drug that had not been prescribed to them for recreational purposes in the previous year; Whereas in 2006, approximately 26,400 deaths occurred in the United States from an unintentional drug overdose; Whereas prescription drugs are involved in more overdose deaths annually than illegal drugs; Whereas in 2007 and 2008, 55.9 percent of individuals 12 years of age and older who used pain relievers nonmedically in the past year had obtained the pain relievers from a friend or relative for free; Whereas in 2007 and 2008, of the individuals 12 years of age and older who obtained nonmedical pain relievers from a friend or relative for free-- (1) 81.7 percent indicated that the friend or relative had obtained the drugs from just 1 doctor; and (2) 1.6 percent reported that the friend or relative had bought the drugs from a drug dealer or other stranger; Whereas the improper disposal of prescription drugs may result in chemicals cont…”