Political Quotes

“I thank my colleagues Senator King and Senator Markey for their remarks and their work as we all come together to battle this terrible opioid epidemic. I rise as the Senate considers bipartisan legislation that marks a critical step forward in the fight against the fentanyl, heroin, and opioid crisis. In New Hampshire, and all across our Nation, entire communities are being ravaged by this epidemic. In order to turn the tide, we need to combat the challenges communities are experiencing from all angles; we need to collaborate across traditional boundaries; we need to take a truly all-hands-on-deck approach because the magnitude of this crisis demands it. This crisis does not discriminate. I have spoken to so many individuals and families from all walks of life who are heartbroken and reeling. Their loved ones were professionals--students, athletes, parents--and then they fell victim to this illness, and their lives and the lives of those who loved them were never the same. Just this morning, I met with a number of grandparents who are now the primary caregivers for their grandchildren--a situation that many of us at first considered a phenomenon and now realize has become commonplace because the children's parents have died or they are in prison or they are simply absent or unable to be a caregiver due to their substance use disorder.…”