Political Quotes

“while the Senator from Missouri is still on the floor, I noted what my friend said about his being the first member of his family to get a college degree. The Leahys came to Vermont in 1850. When my grandfather--who was a stone carver--died, my father was a teenager, and he had to go to work. I became the first Leahy to get a college degree, and my sister was the second one. I have to think what the path might have been otherwise. There is one thing we all have to agree on: We have to make it easier for college to be affordable, with all kinds of plans and ideas. The kids have to be able to go to college. I was able to do that. I was able to go on to graduate school. It is so important to be able to compete today. I was touched by what my friend said, and I appreciate it. Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill Mr. President, we have kind of a good news/bad news situation today. The good news is that Congress is taking a step forward on how to respond to opioid addiction. By advancing the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, or CARA, we are leaving behind decades-old misconceptions about how to confront addiction. For too long, Congress relied on punitive measures that only served to push addicts further underground and away from recovery. This legislation treats opioid addiction as an illness. It combats it as we would any other public health issue, through a commitment to evidence- based treatment and recovery programs.…”