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Sept. 28, 2016 Press Release: Congressman Foster Introduces a Package of Bills to Improve Educational Opportunities and Affordability Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 26, 2016 Press Release: Foster Hosts Science of Addiction Discussion Rep. Bill Foster
Sept. 21, 2016 Dixon Police Department Safe Passage Initiative Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 1, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call for Federal Antitrust Review of EpiPen Manufacturer's Alleged Anticompetitive Practices Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 30, 2016 Letter to Ms. Heather Bresch, Chief Executive Officer of Mylan - Concerns About Mylan's EpiPen Price HIke Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 25, 2016 Schakowsky Statement on Drastic EpiPen Price Increase Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 12, 2016 Raja Proposes National Opioid Safety Fund and Database; Plugs Holes in Bill Recently Passed by Congress Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 10, 2016 The Journal Star - Rep. Darin LaHood Sees Promise in Heroin Treatment Legislation Passed by Congress Rep. Darin LaHood
Aug. 2, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Urging CMS to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2016 Durbin Discusses Initiatives to Combat Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2016 Letter to Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Stricter Opioid Laws Sen. Dick Durbin
July 19, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2016 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - As Congress Clears Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill, Reed Calls for Emergency Funding for Opioid Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016 Durbin: We Need a Forceful Response to the Heroin and Opioid Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mitch McConnell. Majority Leader, United States Senate - Commit to Passing Real, Immediate Funding to Fight Opioid and Heroin Epidemic and Actually Carry Out Programs Authorized in CARA Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016--Conference Report Sen. Dick Durbin
July 8, 2016 Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Votes to Support Bipartisan Opioid Overdose Reduction Compromise Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 7, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Condemning AstraZeneca for Putting Profits Over People Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 16, 2016 Durbin Introduces Legislation to Prevent Prescription Opioid Addiction Sen. Dick Durbin
June 14, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Call for Affordable Medical Treatment for Opioid Dependency Rep. Bill Foster, ...
June 10, 2016 Durbin Announces New Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
June 9, 2016 Durbin: Senate Committee Approves Study of One-Size-Fits-All Cancer Medication that Costs Patients & Taxpayers Billions Sen. Dick Durbin
June 1, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Urging DHHS to Increase Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2016 Journal Courier - Commentary: Non-Discriminant Killer Needs Unified Response Rep. Darin LaHood
May 25, 2016 Why We Need to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep. Jan Schakowsky
May 20, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Conduct Study to Determine Amount of Federak Waste From One-Size-Fits-All Drug Vials Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 19, 2016 Foster Introduces Medicaid CARE Act to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 13, 2016 Duckworth's Vote Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth
May 13, 2016 Foster Hosts Tele-Town Hall Discussion on Heroin and Opioid Epidemic Rep. Bill Foster
May 12, 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Sen. Dick Durbin
May 12, 2016 House Passes Foster's Bill to Assess Nationwide Opioid Addiction Treatment Capacity Rep. Bill Foster
May 12, 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Rep. Darin LaHood
May 11, 2016 Durbin Calls On Nation's Medical Community To Curb Over Prescription Of Opioids Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Rep. Bill Foster
May 11, 2016 Rep. Danny K. Davis Offers Resource Guide For Families Impacted By Heroin And Opioid Epidemic Rep. Danny Davis
May 6, 2016 Durbin Discusses Initiatives To Address Opioid Crisis With DuPage County Leaders Sen. Dick Durbin
May 4, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Consider Emergency Funding To Address Opioid And Heroin Epidemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 2, 2016 Rep. Darin LaHood Partners With Local Initiatives Combating Opioid/Heroin Epidemic, Hosts Round Table Forum in Quincy Rep. Darin LaHood
April 28, 2016 Grassley-Durbin Sentencing Reform & Corrections Act Expands Bipartisan Support Sen. Dick Durbin
April 28, 2016 Rep. Darin LaHood Announces Round Table Forums To Address Opioid/Heroin Epidemic Rep. Darin LaHood
April 15, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 15, 2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 14, 2016 Letter to Steve Ubl, President and CEO of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - Pharmaceutical Industry Has A Responsibility In Curtailing Opioid Overdose Epidemic Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 12, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 28, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health - Act Now on Drug Affordability Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2016 Foster, Esty, Clark Lead 102 House Democrats in Calling for Increased Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Rep. Bill Foster
March 24, 2016 Durbin Discusses Bill to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin
March 9, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Sen. Dick Durbin
March 3, 2016 Foster, Baldwin Introduce Legislation To Support Regenerative Medicine Rep. Bill Foster
March 2, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Sen. Dick Durbin
March 1, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2016 As Senate Begins Debate On Legislation To Combat Opioid & Heroin Abuse, Durbin & King Introduce Bill To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2016 Durbin Introduces Bill To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2016 Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Combat Opioid & Heroin Abuse Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2016 Durbin Applauds Public and Private Sector Commitment to Combating Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2016 Rep. Schakowsky Applauds Prescription Drug Savings Through the Affordable Care Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 2, 2016 Foster Applauds White House Efforts To Increase Resources For Opioid Abuse, Calls On Congress To Act Rep. Bill Foster
Jan. 12, 2016 House Passes "Ounce of Prevention" to Protect Kids Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 12, 2016 Foster Responds To The State Of The Union Rep. Bill Foster
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2015 Schakowsky Introduces Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2015 Durbin, Lake County Community Leaders Discuss Initiatives to Combat Heroin Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2015 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, Harold Rogers, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations - Urging Adoption of Amendment to Redirect Cannabis Eradication Funds Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 30, 2015 Trade Act of 2015 Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2015 Letter to William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General and Deborah Feinstein, Director of Federal Trade Commission - Insurance mergers letter to DOJ Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 29, 2015 Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 5, 2015 Durbin Discusses Landmark Sentencing Reform Legislation Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2015 Foster Introduces Legislation To Combat Drug Abuse Rep. Bill Foster
Oct. 1, 2015 Sentencing Reform Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2015 Senators Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 18, 2015 Durbin: HHS Awarded Clay County $100,000 Federal Grant as Part of Pilot Program to Reduce Opiod Overdose in Rural Communities Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2015 Durbin: Illinois Awarded $917,000 in Federal Funding to Strike Back at Prescription Drug Overdose Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Increase Access to Treatment for Prescription Pain Addiction Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 7, 2015 Durbin Discusses Legislation To Combat Heroin Epidemic Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2015 Durbin Discusses Importance Of Modernizing Federal Drug Sentencing Policy Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Sept. 28, 2016 Press Release: Congressman Foster Introduces a Package of Bills to Improve Educational Opportunities and Affordability Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 26, 2016 Press Release: Foster Hosts Science of Addiction Discussion Rep.Bill Foster
Sept. 21, 2016 Dixon Police Department Safe Passage Initiative Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 1, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States - Call for Federal Antitrust Review of EpiPen Manufacturer's Alleged Anticompetitive Practices Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Aug. 30, 2016 Letter to Ms. Heather Bresch, Chief Executive Officer of Mylan - Concerns About Mylan's EpiPen Price HIke Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 25, 2016 Schakowsky Statement on Drastic EpiPen Price Increase Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Aug. 12, 2016 Raja Proposes National Opioid Safety Fund and Database; Plugs Holes in Bill Recently Passed by Congress Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 10, 2016 The Journal Star - Rep. Darin LaHood Sees Promise in Heroin Treatment Legislation Passed by Congress Rep.Darin LaHood
Aug. 2, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Urging CMS to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Coverage Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 20, 2016 Durbin Discusses Initiatives to Combat Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2016 Letter to Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Stricter Opioid Laws Sen.Dick Durbin
July 19, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, United States Drug Enforcement Administration - Calling for Stricter Limits on Opioid Pills Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 14, 2016 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the United States Senate - As Congress Clears Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Bill, Reed Calls for Emergency Funding for Opioid Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016 Durbin: We Need a Forceful Response to the Heroin and Opioid Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Mitch McConnell. Majority Leader, United States Senate - Commit to Passing Real, Immediate Funding to Fight Opioid and Heroin Epidemic and Actually Carry Out Programs Authorized in CARA Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 13, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016--Conference Report Sen.Dick Durbin
July 8, 2016 Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Votes to Support Bipartisan Opioid Overdose Reduction Compromise Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 7, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Condemning AstraZeneca for Putting Profits Over People Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
June 16, 2016 Durbin Introduces Legislation to Prevent Prescription Opioid Addiction Sen.Dick Durbin
June 14, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services - Call for Affordable Medical Treatment for Opioid Dependency Rep.Bill Foster, ...
June 10, 2016 Durbin Announces New Bill to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
June 9, 2016 Durbin: Senate Committee Approves Study of One-Size-Fits-All Cancer Medication that Costs Patients & Taxpayers Billions Sen.Dick Durbin
June 1, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Urging DHHS to Increase Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 25, 2016 Journal Courier - Commentary: Non-Discriminant Killer Needs Unified Response Rep.Darin LaHood
May 25, 2016 Why We Need to Lower Prescription Drug Prices Rep.Jan Schakowsky
May 20, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Daniel Levinson, Inspector General of the Dept. of Health and Human Services - Conduct Study to Determine Amount of Federak Waste From One-Size-Fits-All Drug Vials Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 19, 2016 Foster Introduces Medicaid CARE Act to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 13, 2016 Duckworth's Vote Helps Pass Bipartisan Legislation To Fight Opioid Epidemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth
May 13, 2016 Foster Hosts Tele-Town Hall Discussion on Heroin and Opioid Epidemic Rep.Bill Foster
May 12, 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Sen.Dick Durbin
May 12, 2016 House Passes Foster's Bill to Assess Nationwide Opioid Addiction Treatment Capacity Rep.Bill Foster
May 12, 2016 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016 Rep.Darin LaHood
May 11, 2016 Durbin Calls On Nation's Medical Community To Curb Over Prescription Of Opioids Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2016 Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016 Rep.Bill Foster
May 11, 2016 Rep. Danny K. Davis Offers Resource Guide For Families Impacted By Heroin And Opioid Epidemic Rep.Danny Davis
May 6, 2016 Durbin Discusses Initiatives To Address Opioid Crisis With DuPage County Leaders Sen.Dick Durbin
May 4, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Consider Emergency Funding To Address Opioid And Heroin Epidemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 2, 2016 Rep. Darin LaHood Partners With Local Initiatives Combating Opioid/Heroin Epidemic, Hosts Round Table Forum in Quincy Rep.Darin LaHood
April 28, 2016 Grassley-Durbin Sentencing Reform & Corrections Act Expands Bipartisan Support Sen.Dick Durbin
April 28, 2016 Rep. Darin LaHood Announces Round Table Forums To Address Opioid/Heroin Epidemic Rep.Darin LaHood
April 15, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 15, 2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
April 14, 2016 Letter to Steve Ubl, President and CEO of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - Pharmaceutical Industry Has A Responsibility In Curtailing Opioid Overdose Epidemic Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
April 12, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 28, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services and Francis Collins, Director of National Institutes of Health - Act Now on Drug Affordability Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
March 24, 2016 Foster, Esty, Clark Lead 102 House Democrats in Calling for Increased Federal Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Rep.Bill Foster
March 24, 2016 Durbin Discusses Bill to Expand Access to Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin
March 9, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Sen.Dick Durbin
March 3, 2016 Foster, Baldwin Introduce Legislation To Support Regenerative Medicine Rep.Bill Foster
March 2, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 Sen.Dick Durbin
March 1, 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015--Motion to Proceed Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2016 As Senate Begins Debate On Legislation To Combat Opioid & Heroin Abuse, Durbin & King Introduce Bill To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 29, 2016 Durbin Introduces Bill To Expand Access To Substance Abuse Treatment Under Medicaid Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 11, 2016 Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Combat Opioid & Heroin Abuse Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2016 Durbin Applauds Public and Private Sector Commitment to Combating Heroin and Prescription Opioid Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 9, 2016 Rep. Schakowsky Applauds Prescription Drug Savings Through the Affordable Care Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Feb. 2, 2016 Foster Applauds White House Efforts To Increase Resources For Opioid Abuse, Calls On Congress To Act Rep.Bill Foster
Jan. 12, 2016 House Passes "Ounce of Prevention" to Protect Kids Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Jan. 12, 2016 Foster Responds To The State Of The Union Rep.Bill Foster
Dec. 21, 2015 Blumenthal, Durbin Statement on FDA Creation of Dietary Supplement Program Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Dec. 10, 2015 Schakowsky Introduces Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act Rep.Jan Schakowsky
Dec. 4, 2015 Durbin, Lake County Community Leaders Discuss Initiatives to Combat Heroin Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 20, 2015 Letter to Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, Harold Rogers, Chairman of Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of Committee on Appropriations - Urging Adoption of Amendment to Redirect Cannabis Eradication Funds Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 30, 2015 Trade Act of 2015 Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 30, 2015 Letter to William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General and Deborah Feinstein, Director of Federal Trade Commission - Insurance mergers letter to DOJ Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Oct. 29, 2015 Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 5, 2015 Durbin Discusses Landmark Sentencing Reform Legislation Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2015 Foster Introduces Legislation To Combat Drug Abuse Rep.Bill Foster
Oct. 1, 2015 Sentencing Reform Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 1, 2015 Senators Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 18, 2015 Durbin: HHS Awarded Clay County $100,000 Federal Grant as Part of Pilot Program to Reduce Opiod Overdose in Rural Communities Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 3, 2015 Durbin: Illinois Awarded $917,000 in Federal Funding to Strike Back at Prescription Drug Overdose Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2015 Letter to the Hon. Sylvia Burwell, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Increase Access to Treatment for Prescription Pain Addiction Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 7, 2015 Durbin Discusses Legislation To Combat Heroin Epidemic Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 3, 2015 Durbin Discusses Importance Of Modernizing Federal Drug Sentencing Policy Sen.Dick Durbin
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