Political Quotes

“I have heard from people across Washington State about the need to respond to the opioid crisis and its tragic impact on so many families and communities. I have visited with people from communities in Seattle and Everett and Longview, and I have heard from families across my State. I know my colleagues across the aisle and across the Nation have heard from constituents about the urgency of this crisis. So I am really glad today that the Senate is able to come together and pass the Opioid Crisis Response Act--the bipartisan legislation I have been working on with Senator Alexander and so many others. This bill is a bipartisan compromise. It is not what I would have written on my own, and I know it is not what my colleagues on the other side would--have written on their own, but it is the result of more than 70 proposals from Members on both sides of the aisle, and that is important. The bill we will vote on today does not reflect the full agreement struck between Democrats and Republicans. I am glad that Chairman Alexander and Republican leaders have worked with us as the bill has hit the final stretch here in the Senate and that they committed to a number of specific changes beyond the text of this bill to make sure we could have this vote tonight and keep working to get it signed into law.…”