"For me this is personal. In this room today is a man who was a drug addict at 16 years old. His life was at risk, he was imprisoned, but treatment saved him. He was rehabilitated at Daytop Village...He graduated from high school, went to college, and ultimately got a law degree and passed the bar exam. I had the privilege of hiring him as a summer intern...and working with Craig Hanlon at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Craig is with us now in this Chamber. If you need proof that reclaiming a life is possible and that every life has precious and has value...then that proof is in this chamber today, a practicing lawyer, who at 16 years old was in jail as a drug addict. Craig, welcome and thank you for making New Jersey a better place." (applause, Christie hugs Craig)