[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 186 (Friday, October 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5823]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING SUMMER BARROW

  (Ms. SPANBERGER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SPANBERGER. Madam Speaker, I rise to speak on the House floor 
about Summer Barrow.
  Summer was born on July 4 and was named for the season. Her mother, 
Carey Colvin, said that Summer was a firecracker, she was vivacious, 
she loved to dance, she loved to sing, and she loved music. But Summer 
died of a fentanyl overdose in January of 2020.
  Summer's substance use disorder began after she was prescribed 
oxycodone after a car accident, and when the prescription ran out, she 
turned to heroin.
  This vibrant young woman lost her life to a substance use disorder, 
and amid her loss, her mother, Carey, has turned to advocacy.
  In her honor, I was proud to introduce the bipartisan Support 
Recovery for Addiction Act, legislation that would create a guaranteed 
funding stream for recovery support services and community 
organizations.
  Of her daughter, Carey said: ``I know what she would want to say is: 
`Please get help.'''
  This bill would help deliver that help to others, just as Summer and 
so many others that we have lost to substance use disorder would have 
wanted.

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