Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for his service. My good friend from Illinois is going to be missed. His service has been something we can all hold in great respect. I am going to miss seeing him in the morning at our workout, but he has influenced us in a better way. If we can always leave where we have been better than we found it, that is a legacy we can all walk with. I thank the gentleman for his service, and I hope our friendship will continue. Mr. Speaker, as my friend from Illinois was saying about the opioid addiction, I want to point out a sad statistic. Oklahoma is ranked 28th in population throughout the country, and yet we had the 10th highest-- 10th highest--accidental opioid overdose deaths. We have more accidental drug overdose deaths caused by painkiller addictions than vehicle accidents in the State of Oklahoma. And these aren't from the young who may be going through a time of experimenting. This isn't from the elderly who may not understand the prescription which they are taking. This is coming from our mothers. Our number one--number one--individual that is losing their life to opioid overdose is our middle-aged mothers. There is a problem. The 21st Century Cures does address this, but just the same as mental health, it is a first step in the right direction. Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Perry), another good friend of mine, a true patriot to this country, one who has years and years of service.…”