Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5280 is a simple bill to ban the Internet sale of a drug called dextromethorphan, also known as DXM. DXM is an excellent ingredient for a lot of cough syrups that are on the market and when used properly there is no danger. And I know that because I have a company in my district that makes this, and that same company came to me earlier this summer and said, we have a problem that we think you ought to be alerted to. And that is what this bill does. There are some folks that are out there that are absolutely determined to sell this ingredient in its dry bulk form on the Internet. Sadly, kids are buying it. They are mixing it with alcohol to get high. In a massive dose, the drug can raise the blood pressure, lead to seizure or collapse into a coma and die, as we have seen in Mr. Larsen's district and other places around the country. In fact, in the last 2 years we know that there have been at least five deaths directly attributed to this abuse.”