Senator Toomey, your bill on NASPER is certainly going to be helpful in helping us with interstate medication diversion.
Pat Toomey
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Patrick Toomey is a former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, serving from 2011 to 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Toomey was known for his focus on fiscal conservatism, economic growth, and limited government. During his tenure, he served on several Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, where he was involved in financial regulation and economic policy discussions.
Thank you very much, Senators Toomey and Casey, for inviting me here to speak with you today about the opioid epidemic in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Ending the epidemic of heroin addiction will require changes in the practice of medicine, government regulations, and societal views.
Thank you to both Senators for your advocacy, for dragging this problem out in the light of day where we can have this kind of discussion.
Ms. Potts, thank you so much for having the courage to share your testimony with us, and for being the inspiration that you are to so many people, and for your leadership.
This legislation, which Senator Casey has co-sponsored--which I appreciate--will not only help individuals battling addiction to get treatment.
I would like to thank Senator Toomey for convening this hearing and also thank Senator Casey for attending.
It is really a major epidemic, and I thank you, Senators, for addressing it.





