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Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Senate Passes Opioid Bill with Murphy-Led Provisions
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 18, 2018
Murphy Applauds Passage of Bill Supporting Connecticut Manufacturing, Mental Health Care & Workforce Training
Sen. Chris Murphy
Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Sept. 17, 2018
Senate Passes Major Opioid Crisis Bill, Murphy's Recovery Coach Act
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 23, 2018
Murphy Applauds Senate Passage of Mental Health & Addiction Funding
Sen. Chris Murphy
July 31, 2018
Letter to Dr. Robert R. Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Linda Sánchez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Help Secure CDC Funding for Major U.S. Cities to Fight Opioid Crisis
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 6, 2018
Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Senators Call on CDC to better Support Forensic Medicine as Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 20, 2018
House Approves Larson Bill to Prevent Senior Opioid Overuse
Rep. John Larson
June 13, 2018
Personal Explanation
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
May 23, 2018
Brown, Isakson, Nelson, Thune, Blumenthal, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Improve Screening for Addiction
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Target Drug Addiction Resources At The Hardest Hit Regions
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
April 24, 2018
Murphy's Recovery Coach Act Passes Committee as Part of Bipartisan Package to Combat Opioid Addiction
Sen. Chris Murphy
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stabenow, Peters Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 13, 2018
FDA Answers Brown, Blumenthal, Durbin Call to Ban Deadly Powdered Caffeine
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 12, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Murphy Questions Secretary Acosta about Unequal Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Sen. Chris Murphy
April 11, 2018
Murphy Touts Connecticut as Model, Urges Passage of His Bipartisan Recovery Coach Bill to Stem the Opioid Crisis
Sen. Chris Murphy
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 23, 2018
As Opioid Epidemic Rages, Courtney Meets With Local Police Chiefs To Extol Increased Federal Funding To Hire Officers And Combat Drug Addiction
Rep. Joe Courtney
March 22, 2018
Murphy, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges Congress to Protect ONDCP's Budget
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges Congress to Expand CARA Funding
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senator Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Student Health, Safety
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Advocate for Resources to Combat Opioid Crisis in Foster Care System
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 2, 2018
Letter to Aetna, AHIP, Anthem, BCBS, CareSource, Centene, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser, Molina, and UnitedHealth - Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer & President of Humana - Feinstein, Brown, Markey Ask Health Insurers to Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Senate Committee on Appropriations - Federal Funding to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Feb. 8, 2018
Murphy Touts Yale-new Haven Children's Hospital Program That Improves Outcomes for Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal
Sen. Chris Murphy
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - The Opioid Crisis is too Important for You to Over-Promise and Under-Deliver
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges President to Renew Public Health Emergency Declaration and Provide Adequate Funding
Rep. John Larson, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
Rep. John Larson, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Blumenthal, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Nominate Strong, Experienced Leadership to Key Drug Policy Positions
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep. Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, FTC, and the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA - Call for Federal Investigation of Dietary Supplement Manufacturers Exploiting the Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Provide Guidance on Boosting Support for Forensic Labs In Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Support Funding to Stem Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 30, 2017
Senators Unveil Legislation to Invest $45b to Address Opioid Crisis
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 29, 2017
DeLauro Statement on Gov. Christie's Call to Fund the Public Health Emergency Fund to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 26, 2017
Murphy: Opioid Declaration "A Hollow Promise"
Sen. Chris Murphy
Oct. 26, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Trump's Grossly Inadequate Opioid Emergency Declaration
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 26, 2017
DeLauro, Lowey Demand Increased Funding to Address the Opioid Epidemic Following Trump's Insufficient Action
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ...
Oct. 25, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Call on President to Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
Sen. Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 25, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Demand Action on Opioid Crisis Since Trump Administration Announcement of Intent to Declare National Emergency
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Demands Action and Answers on Opioid Crisis Since Trump Administration Announcement of Intent to Declare National Emergency
Sen. Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 30, 2017
DeLauro Reiterates Call for Public Health Emergency Funding to Address Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Rosa DeLauro
Aug. 28, 2017
Murphy Statement on Drug Overdose Deaths in Connecticut
Sen. Chris Murphy
Aug. 28, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Increase in Fatal Opioid Overdoses in Connecticut
Sen. Dick Blumenthal
Date
Title
Politician
Oct. 29, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, Comissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Wyden, Durbin, Murray & Colleagues Urge FDA to Protect Kids from Tobacco Use and Addiction
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Senate Passes Opioid Bill with Murphy-Led Provisions
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 18, 2018
Murphy Applauds Passage of Bill Supporting Connecticut Manufacturing, Mental Health Care & Workforce Training
Sen.Chris Murphy
Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Sept. 17, 2018
Senate Passes Major Opioid Crisis Bill, Murphy's Recovery Coach Act
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 23, 2018
Murphy Applauds Senate Passage of Mental Health & Addiction Funding
Sen.Chris Murphy
July 31, 2018
Letter to Dr. Robert R. Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Linda Sánchez Leads Bipartisan Letter to Help Secure CDC Funding for Major U.S. Cities to Fight Opioid Crisis
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
July 6, 2018
Letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Senators Call on CDC to better Support Forensic Medicine as Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
June 20, 2018
House Approves Larson Bill to Prevent Senior Opioid Overuse
Rep.John Larson
June 13, 2018
Personal Explanation
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
May 23, 2018
Brown, Isakson, Nelson, Thune, Blumenthal, Cassidy Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Improve Screening for Addiction
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 26, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Target Drug Addiction Resources At The Hardest Hit Regions
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
April 24, 2018
Murphy's Recovery Coach Act Passes Committee as Part of Bipartisan Package to Combat Opioid Addiction
Sen.Chris Murphy
April 18, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stabenow, Peters Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 13, 2018
FDA Answers Brown, Blumenthal, Durbin Call to Ban Deadly Powdered Caffeine
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
April 12, 2018
Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Murphy Questions Secretary Acosta about Unequal Insurance Coverage of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Sen.Chris Murphy
April 11, 2018
Murphy Touts Connecticut as Model, Urges Passage of His Bipartisan Recovery Coach Bill to Stem the Opioid Crisis
Sen.Chris Murphy
April 11, 2018
Blumenthal, Ernst, Grassley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 23, 2018
As Opioid Epidemic Rages, Courtney Meets With Local Police Chiefs To Extol Increased Federal Funding To Hire Officers And Combat Drug Addiction
Rep.Joe Courtney
March 22, 2018
Murphy, Capito Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges Congress to Protect ONDCP's Budget
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
March 16, 2018
Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
March 15, 2018
Letter to Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges Congress to Expand CARA Funding
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
March 8, 2018
Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the Hon Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies and the Senate Appropriations Committee - Senator Cantwell, Colleagues Call for Increased Investment in Student Health, Safety
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 5, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Advocate for Resources to Combat Opioid Crisis in Foster Care System
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
March 2, 2018
Letter to Aetna, AHIP, Anthem, BCBS, CareSource, Centene, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser, Molina, and UnitedHealth - Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
March 1, 2018
Letter to Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer & President of Humana - Feinstein, Brown, Markey Ask Health Insurers to Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Feb. 16, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Senate Committee on Appropriations - Federal Funding to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Feb. 8, 2018
Murphy Touts Yale-new Haven Children's Hospital Program That Improves Outcomes for Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal
Sen.Chris Murphy
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - The Opioid Crisis is too Important for You to Over-Promise and Under-Deliver
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges President to Renew Public Health Emergency Declaration and Provide Adequate Funding
Rep.John Larson, ...
Jan. 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
Rep.John Larson, ...
Jan. 17, 2018
Letter to President Donald Trump - Blumenthal, Colleagues Call on President Trump to Nominate Strong, Experienced Leadership to Key Drug Policy Positions
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep.Joe Courtney, ...
Dec. 13, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Maureen Ohlhausen, FTC, and the Hon. Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA - Call for Federal Investigation of Dietary Supplement Manufacturers Exploiting the Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 8, 2017
Letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General - Provide Guidance on Boosting Support for Forensic Labs In Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Nov. 3, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Support Funding to Stem Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 30, 2017
Senators Unveil Legislation to Invest $45b to Address Opioid Crisis
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 29, 2017
DeLauro Statement on Gov. Christie's Call to Fund the Public Health Emergency Fund to Fight the Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Oct. 26, 2017
Murphy: Opioid Declaration "A Hollow Promise"
Sen.Chris Murphy
Oct. 26, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Trump's Grossly Inadequate Opioid Emergency Declaration
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
Oct. 26, 2017
DeLauro, Lowey Demand Increased Funding to Address the Opioid Epidemic Following Trump's Insufficient Action
Rep.Rosa DeLauro, ...
Oct. 25, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Call on President to Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug
Sen.Chris Murphy, ...
Oct. 25, 2017
Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Oct. 20, 2017
Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 11, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Demand Action on Opioid Crisis Since Trump Administration Announcement of Intent to Declare National Emergency
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Sept. 8, 2017
Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Demands Action and Answers on Opioid Crisis Since Trump Administration Announcement of Intent to Declare National Emergency
Sen.Dick Blumenthal, ...
Aug. 30, 2017
DeLauro Reiterates Call for Public Health Emergency Funding to Address Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Rosa DeLauro
Aug. 28, 2017
Murphy Statement on Drug Overdose Deaths in Connecticut
Sen.Chris Murphy
Aug. 28, 2017
Blumenthal Statement on Increase in Fatal Opioid Overdoses in Connecticut
Sen.Dick Blumenthal
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