| Nov. 19, 2021
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Representative Danny K. Davis Praises Passage of H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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SCHNEIDER STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Schakowsky Statement on the Passage of the Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Rep. Kelly Praises House Passage of Transformational Build Back Better Legislation
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Votes In Favor Of Transformational Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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QUIGLEY STATEMENT ON HOUSE PASSAGE OF BUILD BACK BETTER ACT
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| Nov. 19, 2021
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Foster Statement on Passage of Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Nov. 18, 2021
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Congressman Danny K. Davis In Support of the Build Back Better Act - November 18, 2021
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Nov. 17, 2021
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Durbin Questions District Court Nominees In Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 16, 2021
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Tweet - "Yesterday my REFUND Act with @senrobportman was signed into law with the bipartisan infrastructure deal. It will save patients & Medicare billions by forcing Pharma to pay a rebate for discarded meds, rather than profiting off waste. A loss for Big Pharma & win for everyone else."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 31, 2021
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Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Hon. Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader - Frontline Democrats Press House Leadership to Include Prescription Drugs Provisions in Build Back Better Act
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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| Oct. 27, 2021
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Durbin: The Senate Must Follow The House's Lead & Eliminate The Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 26, 2021
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Durbin Discusses Opioid Quotas With DEA Administrator Milgram
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 21, 2021
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Tweet - "E-cigarettes are a life-or-death challenge to FDA's legacy on tobacco. For the health of our kids, @US_FDA cannot fail."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 1, 2021
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Durbin, Grassley, Booker, Lee Introduce Legislation To Clarify Retroactivity Of Crack Cocaine Sentencing Reform
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 28, 2021
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Senate Sponsors Laud House Passage Of EQUAL Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 28, 2021
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Tweet - "This commonsense legislation will help reform our criminal justice system so that it better lives up to the ideals of true justice & equality under the law. I join my colleagues in applauding the House for its vote today and urge my colleagues in the Senate to support this bill."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 27, 2021
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Foster Announces Federal Funding for Programs to Combat Youth Substance Use in Naperville and Aurora
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Sept. 7, 2021
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Durbin Meets With Biden's Nominee To Lead The Office Of National Drug Control Policy
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 31, 2021
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Tweet - "On this #OverdoseAwarenessDay, my thoughts are with all who lost their lives or a loved one to the opioid epidemic. Too many families have suffered from the crisis. We must hold Big Pharma accountable for fueling it & we must invest in programs to help communities heal."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 27, 2021
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Bost Statement Following House Passage of 2 Bipartisan VA Bills
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| July 26, 2021
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Chairman Quigley Statement to Rules Committee on Seven-Bill Appropriations Minibus
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| July 23, 2021
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Tweet - "The crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity disproportionately impacts people of color, with 81 percent of those convicted of federal crack offenses from 2015 to 2019 being Black. We need to end this injustice once and for all by eliminating the crack-powder disparity."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 23, 2021
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Tweet - "As states & localities work toward a settlement to hold some of the drug companies accountable for fueling the opioid epidemic, we must heed lessons from the tobacco settlement and safeguard critical funds for treatment, prevention, and public health purposes."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 21, 2021
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Booker, Durbin Applaud Passage of the EQUAL Act out of House Judiciary Committee
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 14, 2021
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Tweet - "As the pandemic raged in 2020, so did our nation's opioid epidemic. To address this, the #AmericanRescuePlan provided billions in funding to address mental health & addiction needs in our communities. We must continue to expand access to treatment & prevent the pain of addiction."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 21, 2021
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Tweet - "We now know that this wrong-headed crack-powder disparity has ruined thousands of lives and failed to move us one step closer to ending the scourge of drug addiction in America. Enough. #EndtheDisparity"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 17, 2021
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Tweet - "Since passage of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986, the crack & powder cocaine sentencing disparity has disproportionately impacted people of color. It's time to right our wrong. I look forward to discussing legislative solutions, including mine & @SenBooker's bipartisan EQUAL Act."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| June 16, 2021
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Durbin, Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Childhood Trauma
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 26, 2021
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Durbin Questions Nominees To Lead ATF And DEA In Judiciary Committee Hearing
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 26, 2021
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Reps. Schneider, Kuster, McKinley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors to Combat Opioid Epidemic
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| May 13, 2021
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Trone, Krishnamoorthi, Stewart Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Youth Vaping
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 7, 2021
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Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The END ENDS Act To Limit Nicotine Concentration In E-Cigarettes And Mitigate Youth Addiction
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| April 29, 2021
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Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 23, 2021
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Tweet - "Thank you to @NAMIChicago, @RecoverGateway, and @ocartman1 for joining me today to discuss trauma in our communities & the opioid and mental health crisis. Even before COVID-19, we were in the midst of the worst drug overdose epidemic in history and alarming rates of suicide."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 21, 2021
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Nomination of Vanita Gupta
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 21, 2021
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Portman, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Save Seniors, Taxpayers Billions in Prescription Drug Costs
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 19, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Fda to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| April 16, 2021
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Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Feinstein, Markey, Colleagues Urge FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 26, 2021
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Tweet - "Mandatory minimum penalties have led to sentences that are unfair, fiscally irresponsible,& threaten public safety. The First Step Act was a critical move in the right direction but there's more we need to do to reform our criminal justice system. Our bill is a common sense step."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 25, 2021
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Tweet - "Barring legal cannabis businesses from traditional banking services puts unnecessary risk on business owners & the community. I'm joining my colleagues to introduce the SAFE Banking Act to allow legal cannabis businesses owners access to banking services."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 25, 2021
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Durbin, Senate Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Legal Cannabis Businesses Access To Critical Financial Services
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 12, 2021
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Reps. Smucker & Underwood Introduce Legislation to Improve Adoption Outcomes for Children Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic
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Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
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| Feb. 24, 2021
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Tweet - "While COVID-19 has captured our attention, two other deadly epidemics in America rage on: opioids & the mental health crisis. We must pass the American Rescue Plan to provide our communities with the resources they need to support struggling families & expand treatment services."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 23, 2021
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Coronavirus
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 19, 2021
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Tweet - "The First Step Act authorizes relief to everyone who had been sentenced for crack-cocaine offenses before the Fair Sentencing Act became effective in 2010, including individuals with low-level crack offenses."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 19, 2021
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In Amicus Brief, Durbin, Grassley, Booker, Lee Call On Supreme Court To Make Lowest-Level Drug Offenders Eligible For First Step Act Relief
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 18, 2021
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Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blumenauer and Lee Urge President Biden to Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses
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Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
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| Feb. 11, 2021
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Durbin, Lee, Coons To Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Feb. 4, 2021
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Letter to Dr. Nora D. Volkow, Director of The National Institute on Drug Abuse - Brown, Capito Lead Letter Supporting Enhanced Research and Development of Methamphetamine Treatment Options
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Jan. 28, 2021
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Tweet - "The sentencing disparity between crack & powder cocaine disproportionally impacts people of color. @SenBooker and I are introducing the EQUAL Act to get rid of this discriminatory sentencing disparity for good."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 28, 2021
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Durbin, Booker Announce Legislation To Eliminate Federal Crack And Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Jan. 27, 2021
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Booker and Durbin Announce Legislation To Eliminate Federal Crack and Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 23, 2020
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Condemns CEO Of Purdue Pharma L.P. Still Receiving $3 Million Bonus After The Company Pleaded Guilty To Three Felony Counts
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 22, 2020
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Warren, Blumenthal, Durbin, Krishnamoorthi And DeGette Question Tobacco Companies Exploitative E-Cigarette Advertisements During The COVID-19 Pandemic
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Dec. 11, 2020
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Davis, LaHood Announce $125,000 Drug-Free Communities Grant to BN Parents
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| Dec. 4, 2020
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Schakowsky Statement on Passage of Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| Dec. 4, 2020
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Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Adversely Affected by the War on Drugs
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Rep. Chuy Garcia
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| Nov. 25, 2020
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Tweet - "The President should use the pardon power to redress manifest injustices, not shamelessly cover up the corruption that touched the core of this Administration. I hope President-elect Biden will use clemency to help right the wrongs of our misguided "war on drugs.""
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 10, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice - Durbin, Senators Call On DOJ To Stop Plans To Make Purdue Pharma A Public Benefit Corporation
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 23, 2020
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Tweet - "Purdue Pharma flooded America with painkillers and lies, profiting off the addiction epidemic they created. Too many lives have been lost for the Trump DOJ to let the billionaire Sackler family off the hook with a disgraceful civil settlement of $500 for each life lost."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 22, 2020
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Durbin Statement On Purdue Pharma DOJ Settlement
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 15, 2020
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Letter to Mr. Stephen J. Ubl, President and CEO of PhRMA - Senators Demand Big Pharma Allow Low-income Patients to Access Lifesaving, Discounted 340B Drugs and Care
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Tweet - "Under our Constitution, defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. But far too many are detained pending trial when they haven't been convicted of any crime & pose no threat to society. We can't end mass incarceration unless we end the overuse of pretrial detention."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Durbin, Lee, Coons Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Sept. 9, 2020
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Sens. Coons, Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention for Drug Charges Act
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 31, 2020
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Tweet - "The #COVID19 pandemic has only compounded the drug overdose crisis facing our nation. This #OverdoseAwarenessDay, we must continue to remove barriers to drug treatment, increase community support & stop Big Pharma from flooding the market with opioids."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 5, 2020
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U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Merkley Unveil Plan to Prevent Pharmaceutical Companies from Price Gouging COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2020
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Tweet - "10 years ago today, @BarackObama signed into law my Fair Sentencing Act--the 1st bill since the beginning of the war on drugs to lower sentences for drug offenses. Since then, it has reduced sentences for thousands of prisoners by tens of thousands of years."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 1, 2020
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Tweet - "For years @DEAHQ allowed pharma to flood the market with painkillers. In 2018 @SenJohnKennedy & I changed the law to require DEA to be a gatekeeper & consider health impacts when setting opioid production quotas. As overdoses spike amid #COVID19, DEA must prevent this oversupply"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| July 30, 2020
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Foster Unique Patient ID Amendment Adopted by House
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| July 30, 2020
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Letter to the Hon. Timothy Shea, Acting Administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration - Durbin, Kennedy Urge DEA To Use Authority To Reduce Excessive Opioid Production Quotas
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 23, 2020
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LaHood, Ferguson Introduce the Bringing Back American Jobs Through Intellectual Property Repatriation Act
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Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
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| July 21, 2020
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VIDEO: Though PhRMA Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Will Be Sold at No Profit, Drug Companies Tell Schakowsky a Different Story
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky
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| July 21, 2020
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Durbin Introduces Bill To Combat Opioid Addiction As Nation Sees Rise In Overdose Deaths Amid COVID-19
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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