[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING TOM BOWERS

  (Mr. GRIFFITH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GRIFFITH. Mr. Speaker, I rise in recognition of Tom Bowers. Tom 
is a Commonwealth attorney for the city of Salem, Virginia, who today, 
in a formal award ceremony at Federal Bureau of Investigation 
headquarters, is receiving the Richmond FBI's 2015 Director's Community 
Leadership Award for his efforts to organize a Heroin Prevention 
Initiative in the Roanoke, Virginia, area.
  Regrettably, the growing epidemic of heroin use is a plague on 
communities throughout the United States. Addressing this nationwide 
problem will require expanded coordination and involvement by local, 
State, and Federal governments, as well as law enforcement agencies and 
healthcare professionals.
  I applaud Commonwealth Attorney Bowers and those working for him on 
the Heroin Prevention Initiative for their efforts to combat the heroin 
epidemic by bringing awareness to the pervasiveness of prescription 
drug and heroin use among youth in our area and helping to alleviate 
the damage to our community.
  Others involved in this important work in this initiative include the 
Roanoke Area Youth Substance Abuse Coalition, the Prevention Council of 
Roanoke County, the Virginia State Police, the City of Roanoke Police 
Department, the Vinton Police Department, and the Roanoke County Police 
Department.
  I also would note, of course, that Tom Bowers represents the city of 
Salem, and the city of Salem folks are involved as well.
  Congratulations to Commonwealth Attorney Bowers on being presented 
the Richmond FBI's 2015 Director's Community Leadership Award.

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