A senator madam president . The presiding officer the senator from ohio. Mr. Portman i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Portman madam president , i rise today to join with my colleague from rhode island to talk a little bit about a very important piece of legislation we are introducing, its called the comprehensive addiction and recovery act of 2014. I think its fair to say that senator whitehouse from rhode island and i dont agree on everything in this body that comes up although policy issues, but on this one we agree that its necessary to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to deal with this heroin epidemic sweeping across our country. Hes been an unwavering ally and i appreciate him and again this is an area where we can find Common Ground on both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol, move legislation forward that can help to deal with this growing issue in our states. I dont think we c