| March 19, 2018
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Tweet - "The war on drugs didn't work in the 80's, and it won't work now by reviving failed deterrence measures like the death penalty for drug dealers. My full statement on the White House's new war on drugs:"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 16, 2018
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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
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| March 16, 2018
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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
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| March 15, 2018
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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
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| March 12, 2018
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U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Bipartisan Opioid Quota Reform Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| March 12, 2018
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Tweet - "Every day, more than 100 Americans die from an opioid overdose. While we know that there are legitimate uses for opioid painkillers, we also know that these dangerous pills are being over-produced, over-prescribed, and over-dispensed."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| March 9, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader, the Honorable Rodney Frelignhuysen, Chairman of House Appropriations Committee, and the Honorable Nite Lowey, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee - No Funding for DEA Cannabis Eradication Program
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| March 8, 2018
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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
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| March 7, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations, the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee Labor - Schneider Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Funding for Next-generation Opioid Overdose Antidotes
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Feb. 28, 2018
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House Energy And Commerce Committee Considers Schneider Opioid Legislation
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| Feb. 12, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Feb. 2, 2018
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Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, the Honorable Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman and the Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of House Appropriations Committee - Include Opioid Crisis Emergency Funding in Next Government Funding Bill
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| Jan. 30, 2018
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Foster Statement on State of the Union Address
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Jan. 25, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Murray, Cantwell, Bipartisan Colleagues Urge President Trump to Keep Campaign Promise on State Marijuana Laws
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Jan. 19, 2018
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency
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Rep. Danny Davis, ...
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| Jan. 19, 2018
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Letter to President Donald Trump - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Urges President to Renew Public Health Emergency Declaration and Provide Adequate Funding
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Jan. 18, 2018
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"Growing opioid crisis is NOT a priority for this White House or this President," says Congresswoman Robin Kelly
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Rep. Robin Kelly
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| Jan. 12, 2018
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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
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Dec. 12, 2017
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Tweet - "Between 1993 & 2015, DEA allowed production of oxycodone to increase 39-fold and hydrocodone to increase 12-fold. With higher quotas, opioid prescriptions soared -- from 76 million in 1991 to 245 million in 2014 -- and overdose deaths quadrupled to more than 33,000 in 2015."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Dec. 11, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of Office of Management and Budget - Additional Federal Opioid Relief
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| Dec. 6, 2017
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Tweet - "More than 91 Americans die every day from our nation's opioid crisis. Last year, the US Surgeon General sent these @CDCgov guidelines on responsible opioid prescribing to every doctor in the country."
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 28, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| Nov. 3, 2017
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Tweet - "Glad to join #SmartDecar17 at @UChicagoSSA today to discuss ways to break the cycle of recidivism and end mass incarceration"
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 3, 2017
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Durbin Statement On Trump's Opioid Commission Recommendations
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Nov. 2, 2017
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Foster Statement on the President's Opioid Commission Report
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Oct. 26, 2017
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Foster Statement on Declaration of Opioid Crisis as a Public Health Emergency
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| Oct. 24, 2017
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Bost Votes To Stem Fentanyl Flow Into U.S.
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| Oct. 20, 2017
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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
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 19, 2017
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Letter to Robert W. Patterson, DEA - Answers about DEA's Relationship with Pharma
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| Oct. 19, 2017
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Durbin Backs Fix To Bill That Weakened DEA Opioid Oversight
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Sept. 28, 2017
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Durbin, Colleagues Introduce Legislation To Ensure Transparency & Accountability In DEA Quotas For Prescription Opioid Painkillers
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 31, 2017
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On Overdose Awareness Day, Duckworth Announces Funding to Help Illinoisans Fight Opioid Crisis
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Aug. 29, 2017
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Following Announcement Of National Opioid Emergency, Durbin And Bipartisan Sponsors Of Medicaid Care Act Press Trump To Heed Own Commission's Recommendations And Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 22, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Implementation of Opioid Commission Recommendations
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| Aug. 4, 2017
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Durbin Applauds DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Second Year In A Row
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 4, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner of Food and Drug Administration - FDA Tobacco Regulations
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Aug. 3, 2017
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Durbin Presses DEA Administrator To Lower 2018 Opioid Quotas
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Aug. 3, 2017
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Congressman Darin LaHood Welcomes Secretary Price to Quincy for Roundtable Discussion
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Rep. Darin LaHood
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| July 14, 2017
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House Passes Defense Authorization Bill with Rep. Schneider Amendment to Address Military Opioid Abuse
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| July 11, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Senators Urge DEA to Lower Opioid Quotas to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| July 10, 2017
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At Metro East Opioid Treatment Facility, Duckworth Underscores Negative Impacts of TrumpCare
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| June 20, 2017
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Bost Backs Bill to Fight Opioid Epidemic
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Rep. Mike Bost
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| June 12, 2017
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Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $324,000 In Federal Funding For Cook County Drug Court Program
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 26, 2017
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Durbin: Trumpcare Would Inflame Opioid Crisis In DuPage County
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 25, 2017
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Press Release: Foster Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Treatment for Opioid and Heroin Addiction
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Rep. Bill Foster
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| May 24, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President - Delay Visit of Filipino Leader, Denounce Human Rights Abuses
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 17, 2017
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Durbin, Portman, Brown, Capito, King, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid
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Rep. Bill Foster, ...
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| May 17, 2017
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Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, and the Honorable Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 16, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the office of Managament and Budget - Urging Administration to Maintain Anti-Drug-Funding
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| May 12, 2017
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Durbin Statement On AG Sessions Move To Force Needlessly Harsh Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Drug Offenses
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| May 11, 2017
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Quigley, Schneider Meet with Community Leaders to Discuss Opioid Crisis
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Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
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| May 9, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management and Budget - Fully Fund Office of National Drug Control Policy
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| May 4, 2017
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Durbin Announces Illinois Health, Science, And Research Priorities Included In Omnibus Appropriations Bill
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| April 26, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 21, 2017
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Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $16 Million In Federal Funding To Combat Opioid Addiction Epidemic In Illinois
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| April 6, 2017
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Rep. Schneider Introduces Legislation to Address Overprescribing of Opioids
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Rep. Brad Schneider
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| April 4, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Lower Prescription Drug Prices
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| April 3, 2017
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The Chicago Tribune - With Trumpcare Off The Table, Let's Address The High Cost Of Prescription Drugs
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| March 29, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Chariman John Culberson, Hon. Chairman Tom Cole, Hon. Chairman Tom Graves, Hon. Ranking Member Jose Serrano, Hon. Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro, Hon. Ranking Member Mike Quigley of the House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Heroin Task Force Calls for Funding of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
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| March 29, 2017
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Schakowsky, Cummings, DeLauro, and Welch Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Address Drug Pricing
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Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
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| March 22, 2017
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Hearing of the Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Hearing on Examining the Impact of Voluntary Restricted Distribution Systems in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain
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Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
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| Feb. 22, 2017
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Durbin Encourages Illinois Medical And Dental Schools To Partner With DEA On Opioid Prescription Training
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Feb. 21, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Spencer Williamson, President and CEO of Kaleo Pharmaceuticals - Demanding Answers to Recent Naloxone Price Spike
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Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
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| Feb. 8, 2017
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Duckworth, Lake County Task Force Discuss Initiatives to Combat Drug Abuse & Curb Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth
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| Feb. 7, 2017
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Hearing of the House Rules Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis, Hearing on Drug-Testing of Unemployed Workers
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Rep. Danny Davis
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| Jan. 30, 2017
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Durbin Hears From Addiction And Mental Health Providers On Impact Of Repealing The ACA
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Jan. 17, 2017
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Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg - Regarding Query on Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Dec. 6, 2016
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Surgeon General's Report on Addiction
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Rep. Mike Quigley
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| Oct. 28, 2016
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Durbin, Markey Call On DEA, Justice Dept To Explain Reduction Of Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 28, 2016
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Letter to the Hon. Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, DEA - Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 14, 2016
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Letter to the Hon. Andrew Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Expanded Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage to Combat Opioid Crisis
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Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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| Oct. 13, 2016
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Durbin, Schakowsky Call For Congressional Action On Skyrocketing Prescription Drug Costs
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 5, 2016
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Durbin, Senators Praise Dea Decision To Lower Opioid Quotas
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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| Oct. 5, 2016
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King, Colleagues Praise DEA Decision to Lower Opioid Quotas
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Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
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| Oct. 4, 2016
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Letter to Todd Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nouva Pharma - Drug Prices
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Sen. Dick Durbin
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