Political Quotes

“I want to thank our leader and thank Senator Casey for introducing and pushing to pass this very important legislation. This legislation, the Protecting Our Infants Act, of which I was proud to be an early sponsor, will help address the increasing number of newborns born with opioid dependency. I thank the additional Members, including the chairman of the HELP Committee and Ranking Member Murray, for helping get that through this important committee. New Hampshire is facing a public health epidemic. In fact, the heroin and prescription drug addiction crisis is the single most urgent issue facing my State right now. So many families who have lost children have come to me. The other day, I was buying something, and the woman behind the counter said to me: Keep working on this issue. I asked her why. She said: I lost my granddaughter. Too many families are experiencing losing their loved ones, their family members who are struggling with addiction. Our first responders are inundated. They are saving lives with lifesaving drugs such as Narcan. Public health and safety officials in our State--this is truly something on which we all need to work together to address. One of the tragic results of this growing opioid abuse epidemic--it has often been overlooked--is the increasing number of infants who are born dependent on opioids and suffering from withdrawal.…”