Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong support for H.R. 5176, the Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms Act, or the POWER Act. This legislation will provide needed resources to help hospitals, health departments, and health systems to develop discharge protocols for patients who have had an opioid overdose, such as the provision of naloxone upon discharge, and referrals to treatment and other services that best fit the patients' needs. By putting rapid referral systems in place, we can better place those presenting with an overdose in evidence-based treatment and get patients on the road to recovery. I want to thank my colleagues, Representatives David McKinley of West Virginia and Mike Doyle of Pennsylvania, for leading this initiative. I am going to yield to my colleague from West Virginia, but before I do, I just want to say what a leader David McKinley has been on this issue involving opioids. We have met on countless occasions. He has brought many initiatives to our committee. While he is the lead on this bill, he has been instrumental on nearly all the bills that we have considered and has been a tireless advocate for the people of West Virginia in this matter. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley). Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for those kind remarks. This is not just West Virginia, but it is all across this country.…”