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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin knows the effects of addiction all too well.
"He would be with us today if he were able to solve this problem," Poliquin (R-ME-2) said.
Poliquin lost his brother to drug and alcohol abuse after a decades-long struggle. Now, Poliquin is asking House leadership for help so other families can get treatment before it’s too late.
“We need to make sure we have the funding necessary to take care of those in need," Poliquin added.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- "If they care about life this is an arena where we need a lot of attention," Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) said.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, every 25 minutes a baby is born with opioid withdrawal. It’s just one consequence of America’s drug crisis.
"Just imagine starting your life out with the tremors, the shakes, the sensitivity to light, to touch, to sound," West Virginia Congressman Evan Jenkins (R-WV-3) added.
THOMAS EDISON STATUE UNVEILING
Father Conroy, Chaplain Black, fellow Members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, Senator Brown, Senator Portman, Majority Leader McConnell, Leader Pelosi, Speaker Ryan, and all assembled here today: what an honor it is to celebrate the legacy of Thomas Alva Edison, a native Ohioan, as we unveil his statue in the United States Capitol.
Please let me extend a Buckeye welcome to the Ohioans joining us, as well as profound thanks to all the many dear individuals whose efforts bring us to this moment.
By Richard Payerchin, The Morning Journal
Local veterans who earned their share of a Congressional Gold Medal got to see the award in a Lorain ceremony dedicated to their achievements.
Veterans, elected officials, family and friends gathered Sept. 19 to see the medal given to the Borinqueneers, the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment made up of soldiers from Puerto Rico.
LORAIN, OH – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), along with representatives of the Smithsonian Museum, the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs, the Lorain Historical Society and the Lorain Arts Council, will present the Congressional Gold Medal, the nation’s highest civilian award, to Miquel Berlingeri, Carlos Montes, Julio Santiago-Montanez, and Francisco Colon, four members of the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment in recognition of their pioneering military service.