i talked about little casey jo, a champion swimmer at the end of the debate who went into the emergency room and got hooked. and her last words to her mom was mama, it s not my fault and she later died. this is happening because we have a lot of politicians talking about it. but just as i said in the debate to be straightforward, these companies if it was opioids i don t know what happened in in tragedy case but if it was opioids we know what happened here. the market was flooded by pharma companies. people turned to opioids and illegal drugs and started taking the drugs and they re dying. and those pharma companies had better be held responsible. it s one of the reasons i came out with a full plan for mental health and addiction, given my own family history with my dad who had drunk driving convictions and finally got treatment. in his words he was sprused by grace and changed his life. everyone has that right.
of minnesota, a member of the senate judiciary committee and candidate for president thanks for joining us tonight. thanks, lawrence. i want to switch gears for a moment on this breaking news that we re getting from hyannisport. you worked with ted kennedy in the senate and now one of his nieces reportedly died today, the news released by the family in hyannisport, possibly from drug overdose. i wanted your reaction to that. you just think of the tragedy that has hit this family. and it s just one thing after another. obviously we think of them today. but in problem of drug overdoses is happening all over this country right now. and certainly we know it here with prince in minnesota but it s not just famous people. it s everyday people. i talked about little casey jo, a champion swimmer at the end of