[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7869-H7870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IS A CRISIS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Cuellar). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor many Americans who are 
forgotten: those who have gone through difficult times that are now on 
a path of recovery.
  Substance abuse disorders are running rampant throughout our 
communities all over America. They have crossed borders of race, 
ethnicity, gender, and politics. This crisis knows no bounds, and we 
are here to bring awareness to the fact that there is a

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way forward for each of these individuals.
  I have hosted substance abuse awareness roundtables all across my 
district regularly and have heard from folks who have family, friends, 
or are themselves dealing with substance abuse. Many of these people 
you would have no idea they or people they knew were struggling.
  But they were, Mr. Speaker. And this is why I rise with my 
colleagues, both Democrat and Republican alike, and wear the color 
purple today, to show that through love, care, faith, family, and 
community, we can help those walking through a very, very lonely 
valley.
  We can uplift those who need it the most. We are all here to help our 
brothers and sisters in Christ.

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