[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2777]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY BILL

  Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, we will soon end the debate and vote on 
a bill known as the CARA Act, a piece of legislation that will help 
restore families and communities across America that have been harmed 
by addiction and drug abuse. This is a serious piece of legislation 
that has been done on a bipartisan basis and is a good illustration of 
how we in the Senate ought to be doing our jobs as representatives of 
the American people. We identify a problem, and we work across the 
aisle to come up with a solution. We consider it on the floor of the 
Senate so that all 100 Members can have an opportunity to discuss it.
  An essential part of getting this legislation considered and passed 
on the floor is the hard work that happens in the respective 
committees, and the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act is no 
exception. It is not only the result of bipartisan work but also the 
leadership of the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the senior 
Senator from Iowa. We would not be here today considering this 
important legislation without Chairman Grassley's leadership. So it has 
been particularly disappointing for me to hear the Democratic leader 
and some across the aisle disparage this good man and say that he and 
other Republicans are not doing their jobs. I think the evidence is to 
the contrary. It is our job to advance commonsense legislation that 
will benefit the entire country. That is exactly what this legislation 
does and exactly what the chairman has been diligently pursuing.
  I would like to remind our friends across the aisle that the 
legislation we will soon advance is a bill the chairman diligently 
guided through the Judiciary Committee. I am thankful for his 
leadership and look forward to moving this bill along.
  Madam President, I see no other Senator wishing to speak.

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