Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for his leadership on this particular initiative in managing this bill. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5925, the CRISIS Act, a bill I cosponsored with Chairman Gowdy; my good friend, the ranking member, Mr. Cummings; as well as the ranking member of the Government Operations Subcommittee and good friend, Mr. Connolly. I want to begin by thanking my colleagues for coming together on this bipartisan bill. H.R. 5925 reauthorizes the Office of National Drug Control Policy and gives the office greater responsibility by enhancing the office's authority to coordinate and oversee the national drug control program at the national, State, and local levels. It provides communities with a process for sharing information and best practices, and implements recommendations from the President's opioid commission. It requires an opioid response plan to coordinate with the private sector the implementation of the commission's recommendations and to facilitate the development of treatment and abuse-deterrent products. Finally, this bill designates the United States Postal Service as a national drug control program agency and requires the office to coordinate actions to reduce the flow of illicit drugs entering the country through the mail. The ongoing opioid epidemic has taken countless lives, touching literally every community in the country. The national response to this epidemic involves Federal, State, and local governments.…”