"We will not rest until this is done, and I don't need to remind you or anyone else that the power of the purse rests in the Congress."
"It is a sort of a mini industrial complex syndrome that has set in there. And we're going to have to guard against it every step of the way."
"The medicine cabinet is a bigger weapon than a car, and it is infecting the military as well."
"What we need is a change in the rules of engagement."
"You can't have an ally part-time. You either have an ally or you don't."
"Our military soldiers are coming back from war hooked on these pain pills."
"In my home state, we are losing about 82 people a month to prescription drug abuse."
"Our medicine cabinets are more dangerous than our cars."
"I would much rather see your Subcommittee mark up these bills, move the ball forward, and take decisive action to end this debilitating drug problem."
"Distressingly, my home State of West Virginia has our Nation's highest rate of drug-related deaths."
"Drug overdoses now kill more West Virginians than car accidents."