Political Quotes

“Mr. President, that is good news. The Presiding Officer just announced the results of the vote, and that is good news because it means the Senate has just taken another step toward the passage of CARA, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act. I see my colleague Senator Whitehouse is on the floor. I thank him and thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for moving forward on this legislation that will help us to save friends, family members, our neighbors, and communities that are struggling with addiction. This is a very important opportunity for us to be able to move forward on legislation that is comprehensive, that is bipartisan, and that has a companion bill on the House side, so there is a very good chance we could get this to the President's desk. It is the only bipartisan legislation that is comprehensive and evidence based, and it is critical we move forward with it. In addition to Senator Whitehouse, I also thank Senator Ayotte, Senator Klobuchar, and 42 bipartisan cosponsors for their support. Frankly, more important to me is the support around the country this legislation has. I think Senator Whitehouse and I now have over 130 groups around the country that are supporting this legislation.…”