Political Quotes

“I commend the chairman, the ranking member, the conferees, on this work that they have accomplished. The opioid and heroin epidemic has hit western Pennsylvania hard. Nothing brings this crisis into sharper focus than when you are speaking with a parent who has lost a child, or a family member watching a loved one go through revolving doors of treatment and still be slipping away. This conference report has been a bipartisan, all-hands-on-deck effort reflective of the collaboration we see happening at the grassroots of our communities. I am pleased to see the conference report include the provision my colleague from across the aisle, Congressman Keating, and I championed in the House legislation to establish coprescribing guidelines for overdose antidotes such as naloxone. I am also pleased with how this legislation gives the proper focus to our veterans. This conference report is a necessary step in moving forward to address this crisis. Let us continue to work together to combat this deadly scourge. I urge its passage.”