John Katko actually said...

"I must say, over my 20-year career as a Federal prosecutor doing organized crime cases, as well as the last several years in Congress, it is much different being in the hot seat here than it is being ..."

"Just a week ago, Syracuse Area Hospitals, which are the heart of my district, saw a record number of overdoses due to synthetic drug abuse."

"The synthetic drug epidemic has swept our Nation, and it has crippled communities in Central New York and across this great country of ours."

"I hope that today's hearing will further our efforts in seeking avenues to improve, where necessary, rather than criminalize and incarcerate absent due process, but more importantly, as all of us want..."