Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I come to the floor today to join my colleague, Senator Grassley of Iowa. I thank him for his remarks. I think you can tell this is a very important issue but also one that is bipartisan. As he pointed out with the vote on the House side, this was a bipartisan issue over there. It was bipartisan on the Judiciary Committee. We simply need to allow for a debate and a vote in a timely manner on these bills. I also know Senator Chuck Schumer from New York will be joining us, another senior member of the committee. We are all three on the Judiciary Committee, with Senator Grassley being the ranking Republican on the committee. So we have much support for this bill. Today I want to take a few minutes to add to the comments of Senator Grassley about the growing threat to people of all ages, but particularly to our young people, of the dangerous synthetic drugs that are becoming, sadly, more and more common in our communities. There have been reports from States around the country of people acting violently while under the influence of these drugs, leading to deaths or injuries to themselves or to others. While taking these drugs, people can experience elevated heart rates and blood pressure, hallucinations, seizures, and extreme agitation. They are very dangerous. These synthetic drugs have exploded as an issue in recent years. Until 2006 I was the county attorney for Hennepin County, which is Minnesota's largest county.…”