Political Quotes

“First, Mr. Speaker, I want to call attention to the efforts that have been made by Congresswoman Kuster and Congressman Guinta. When Congresswoman Kuster approached me on this issue, I was all too happy to join in. I think that the perseverance that she has offered in the early days on this is, I think, a challenge for all of us across New England, because what has happened across New England now is gripping in terms of the attention that this issue has drawn. But I want to call attention specifically to a very important case in which there is an individual whom I had a chance to witness his testimony. At the same time, I intend to quote liberally from the Springfield Republican, which is the paper of record for western Massachusetts. I want to call attention tonight to a former Ludlow, Massachusetts, police lieutenant, Thomas Foye. Lieutenant Foye had a strong upbringing with supportive parents, a college education, a good marriage, three children, and a long career as a lieutenant in the Ludlow Police Department. The 50-year-old was a longtime head of the detective bureau and even served on an FBI task force. He arrested many drug addicts and responded frequently to overdoses. He was at the scene of many drug- related suicides. He warned schoolchildren about the dangers of drugs. He was even an official who had been elected to the Ludlow School Committee. That was, however, until he got addicted to OxyContin pills following shoulder surgery.…”