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July 14, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 21, 2021
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"
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 17, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Durbin, Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Childhood Trauma
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 26, 2021
Durbin Questions Nominees To Lead ATF And DEA In Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 26, 2021
Reps. Schneider, Kuster, McKinley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Brad Schneider
May 13, 2021
Trone, Krishnamoorthi, Stewart Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Youth Vaping
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 7, 2021
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The END ENDS Act To Limit Nicotine Concentration In E-Cigarettes And Mitigate Youth Addiction
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 29, 2021
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 23, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Nomination of Vanita Gupta
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Portman, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Save Seniors, Taxpayers Billions in Prescription Drug Costs
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Fda to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Feinstein, Markey, Colleagues Urge FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 26, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Durbin, Senate Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Legal Cannabis Businesses Access To Critical Financial Services
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2021
Reps. Smucker & Underwood Introduce Legislation to Improve Adoption Outcomes for Children Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 24, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 23, 2021
Coronavirus
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2021
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."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2021
In Amicus Brief, Durbin, Grassley, Booker, Lee Call On Supreme Court To Make Lowest-Level Drug Offenders Eligible For First Step Act Relief
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blumenauer and Lee Urge President Biden to Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses
Rep. Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 11, 2021
Durbin, Lee, Coons To Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 4, 2021
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
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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July 14, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 21, 2021
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"
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 17, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 16, 2021
Durbin, Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Address Childhood Trauma
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 26, 2021
Durbin Questions Nominees To Lead ATF And DEA In Judiciary Committee Hearing
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 26, 2021
Reps. Schneider, Kuster, McKinley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Train More Doctors to Combat Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Brad Schneider
May 13, 2021
Trone, Krishnamoorthi, Stewart Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Curb Youth Vaping
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
May 7, 2021
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Reintroduces The END ENDS Act To Limit Nicotine Concentration In E-Cigarettes And Mitigate Youth Addiction
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 29, 2021
Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 23, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Nomination of Vanita Gupta
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 21, 2021
Portman, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Save Seniors, Taxpayers Billions in Prescription Drug Costs
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 19, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senator Markey Leads Colleagues in Urging Fda to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 16, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Feinstein, Markey, Colleagues Urge FDA to Ban Menthol Cigarettes
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 26, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
Durbin, Senate Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Provide Legal Cannabis Businesses Access To Critical Financial Services
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 25, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2021
Reps. Smucker & Underwood Introduce Legislation to Improve Adoption Outcomes for Children Impacted by the Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
Feb. 24, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 23, 2021
Coronavirus
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2021
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."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 19, 2021
In Amicus Brief, Durbin, Grassley, Booker, Lee Call On Supreme Court To Make Lowest-Level Drug Offenders Eligible For First Step Act Relief
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 18, 2021
Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Blumenauer and Lee Urge President Biden to Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses
Rep.Chuy Garcia, ...
Feb. 11, 2021
Durbin, Lee, Coons To Introduce Bipartisan Smarter Pretrial Detention For Drug Charges Act
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Feb. 4, 2021
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
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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