[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 5 (Thursday, January 10, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OUR COMMUNITIES NEED OUR HELP

  (Mr. RIGGLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. RIGGLEMAN. Madam Speaker, we have talked a lot about border 
security this week, but I rise today to talk about a lot more than what 
goes on at the border.
  Tens of thousands of people die from opioid addiction every year, 
including hundreds in the Fifth District alone.
  Yesterday, on Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, I was reminded of the 
many heroes I have met in law enforcement who try to prevent some of 
these tragedies; heroes who help people at the end of their ropes, 
people who see no way out; heroes like Sheriffs Bob Mosier of Fauquier 
County and Mike Taylor of Pittsylvania County.
  This issue is important for my district and close to my heart. My 
immediate family has been affected by opioids and its awful and 
persistent hold. Localities across my district have been ravaged by the 
crisis, from Fauquier County in the north, to Pittsylvania County in 
the south.
  They need our help. Our law enforcement needs our help. Our 
communities need our help. I call on Congress to act.

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