Political Quotes

“``Right under your nose: A Mexican cartel turned this rural area into a hidden cocaine hub,'' reads the headline from over the weekend from our newspaper in southern Virginia. This article goes on to explain how a drug cartel has smuggled super pure meth, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs throughout the southern Virginia countryside. I have spoken on this floor about the dangers our rural communities face from illicit drug trafficking, and now in my district, Mexican cartels, famous for their extreme violence, are tearing local communities to shreds. I have taken action. I voted to provide funding that will help CBP agents stop drugs at the border. Securing our border cuts the head off the snake of these violent cartels. I have aided local law enforcement and pushed for drug trafficking designations in my district, and I have worked to fund treatment programs that help those battling addiction. We need to fight back against drug trafficking and take back the communities we call home. ____________________”