Frank Pallone actually said...

"This bill would ensure that we continue to support a public health program that has a proven track record of success."

"This bill rightly recognizes the immediate need for a comprehensive national strategy to address prenatal opioid abuse."

"I think it is important to understand neonatal abstinence syndrome, or NAS, in the context of the public health challenge of the overprescribing of opioid painkillers in the United States."

"I think there is compelling evidence that what we have seen in our neonatal intensive care units and in labor and delivery is a result of the broader prescription opioid epidemic."