Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in this most important area. Mr. Speaker, the heroin and opioid scourge is running this country into the ground, and, unfortunately, the problem appears to be getting worse, not better. That grim reality is particularly true in my district in Cincinnati, where, during a single week last summer, city health officials reported 174 overdoses in 1 week. Deaths caused by opioids have doubled in my district, where, during the first 4 months in 2017, the Hamilton County Coroner's Office had already logged in hundreds and hundreds of opioid overdoses-- heartbreaking numbers. But numbers only tell part of the story. The circumstances surrounding the spike in overdoses can, at times, be horrifying. A couple of months ago, in Cincinnati, Ohio, a 9-year-old girl called 911 about both of her parents, who overdosed on heroin in their SUV. She told the dispatcher she was scared and that her parents wouldn't wake up. The girl didn't know where she was or what was wrong with her parents, but she, fortunately, knew how to call 911. That call saved her parents' lives. But no little girl--or little boy, for that matter--should ever be placed in that situation by their parents, or by anyone. These types of stories are becoming all too common. Opioids don't discriminate based on age or race or socioeconomic class. Opioids can kill anyone, in any neighborhood.…”