Patrick Kennedy shared his personal and family challenges with mental illness and addiction in his bestselling memoir “A Common Struggle.” Now, he has turned the tables. He asked folks to
material to work with. the book that i published last year was a satire called the global war on war. my next book is i take on the gun lobby called is big gun gu i may not have a seat in congress, but i ll have my tongue placed in the cheek of congress for years to come. up next, we ll go live to flint, michigan wrr, where the scandal over tainted drinking water is taking place. ah. (boy) i m here! i m here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you re killing me. you know what, dad? i m good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he s ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class.
ultrawealthy, end quote. joining me now is congressman steve israel. congressman, thanks for being here, you ve spoken many times on this camera here as well as you ve done on other cable networks. it s strange the her that you re planning to step down. why are you doing this now? i grew up with two dreams, one was to be a member of congress, and another one to be a writer of satire. i published a book last year that was really successful. how often in life do you get a crack at two dreams? so i leave with a great sense of fondness for my colleagues and you. but i also leave with a deep sense of frustration, prin principally with this reless thanless sens i m really frustrated with a congress that seems to impede with a republican congress that seems to impede virtually all progress
to heroin, what s new with you? but if your daughter had cancer, you would tell them. we are contributing to the stigma by our unwillingness to talk about it openly. the light, the sparkle she once had left her. and what remained was a dull, flat void. it is the look of hopelessness. it is the look that too many of us see. and it is that look that haunts me most when i think of her. carly fiorina there, talking about her stepdaughter lori who died in 2009 after battling drug and alcohol addiction. there you see patrick kennedy, former congressman from rhode island, co-author of the book a common struggle thank you so much for being here, congressman, i appreciate it. the widespread use of heroin, you know the history here, faded
joe biden and ted kennedy were close throughout their decades on capitol hill and both ran for president and patrick served in the house for 16 years. patrick kennedy, author of a common struggle joins me now. good to see you. thank you. thank you for spending time with us. you know joe biden well. you saw the news like the rest of us today from the rose garden. were you disappointed? i love joe biden. i think he s given so much to this country and as he said he still has more to give. i m happy for joe biden. how? why? because i mean what a great life and the fact that he s still charging along, happy warrior, you know, everybody loves joe. and there is good reason for it