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Sept. 19, 2018
Durbin And Bustos Highlight Key Provisions In Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 18, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2018
Durbin Introduces New Compromise Legislation To Lift IMD Exclusion, Help More Americans Get Treatment For Addiction
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate's Bipartisan Opioid Package
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "There is a growing recognition that we need to take a serious look at how many of these pills are allowed to flood our markets & streets. We cannot continue to lose 115 Americans each day - more than 42,000 a year - to opioid overdoses. Prevention is critical."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) And Durbin (D-Ill.) Praise The DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Third Year In A Row
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "Today I joined my colleague @SenJohnKennedy in commending the DEA for taking steps--three years in a row--to reduce the number of opioids allowed to be produced in the U.S. by Big Pharma https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-kennedy-applaud-dea-for-lowering-opioid-quotas-for-third-year-in-a-row "
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Durbin, Kennedy Applaud DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Third Year In A Row
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Tweet - "There's not a zip code in America that isn't grappling with the effect of opioids and fentanyl in their communities. I'm working on several bills to tackle this epidemic and address addiction in America."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Tweet - "There are solutions on the table both parties can agree on to fight this scourge - like strengthening DEA and FDA oversight of Big Pharma, promoting responsible prescribing, expanding drug treatment, and supporting our first responders."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018
Bost Hosts Opioid Task Force
Rep. Mike Bost
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. Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "I'm glad Pres. Trump commuted Ms. Johnson's sentence. Now he should support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill w/ @ChuckGrassley which would repeal mandatory minimums that leave thousands more serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses #cjreform"
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "Law enforcement leaders support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill because they know long, mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenses make us less safe and that we can't incarcerate our way out of this drug epidemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
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. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 30, 2018
Tweet - "With the worst drug crisis in our nation's history, ICE and DHS should spend their resources on keeping drugs out and stopping drug money from being exported to gangs and cartels south of the border."
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Duckworth Helps Introduce Legislation to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2018
Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017
Rep. Brad Schneider
June 14, 2018
Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Support for SITSA Act to Fight Drug Trafficking
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
June 14, 2018
Effects of the Opioid Epidemic
Rep. Mike Bost
June 14, 2018
Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018
Rep. Danny Davis
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "I support this commutation and urge @realDonaldTrump to support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill with @ChuckGrassley. It would repeal the unjust law that leaves thousands of others like Alice Johnson still serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep. Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep. Danny Davis
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018
Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 4, 2018
Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottllieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Markey, Durbin, Manchin Press FDA to Heed Public Health Requests, Remove Ultra-High Dosage Opioids From the Market
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2018
Tweet - "Four out of five heroin users report that their addiction began with a prescription for opioids. We need to look at the upstream factors causing this crisis, like drug companies that flood the market with 14 billion opioid tablets a year."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 26, 2018
Adapt Act
Rep. Brad Schneider
April 25, 2018
Schakowsky: Republicans Are "Burying Their Heads in the Sand' on Prescription Drug Costs
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
April 25, 2018
Lahood, Davis, Kinzinger, And Clarke Introduce Bill To Fight Opioid Abuse
Rep. Darin LaHood, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Rural Relief Members Lay Out Priorities to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
April 24, 2018
Schneider, Brooks Introduce the Adapt Act to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. José Serrano, Subcommittee Ranking Member - Effectively Address Opioid Crisis In Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
April 13, 2018
FDA Answers Brown, Blumenthal, Durbin Call to Ban Deadly Powdered Caffeine
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. José Serrano, Subcommittee Ranking Member - Effectively Address Opioid Crisis In Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
April 12, 2018
Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi Leads Oversight Committee Hearing On Local Efforts To Combat The Opioid Epidemic And How Congress Can Better Support Them
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 11, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration On Its New War On Drugs
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 28, 2018
Durbin, Winnebago County Leaders Discuss Efforts To Combat Opioid Crisis, New Funding In Federal Spending Bill
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 19, 2018
Foster Statement on Trump Opioid Plan
Rep. Bill Foster
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Rep. Sewell Leads Funding Letters on Sickle Cell Research, Rural Medicare Payments, Poison Control, and Health Disparities
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
March 19, 2018
Durbin Statement On New White House War On Drugs
Sen. Dick Durbin
Date
Title
Politician
Sept. 19, 2018
Durbin And Bustos Highlight Key Provisions In Fight Against Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 18, 2018
Duckworth Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Legislation to Address Opioid Crisis
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 18, 2018
Durbin Introduces New Compromise Legislation To Lift IMD Exclusion, Help More Americans Get Treatment For Addiction
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 17, 2018
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 14, 2018
Durbin Highlights Successes In Senate's Bipartisan Opioid Package
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "There is a growing recognition that we need to take a serious look at how many of these pills are allowed to flood our markets & streets. We cannot continue to lose 115 Americans each day - more than 42,000 a year - to opioid overdoses. Prevention is critical."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Sens. Kennedy (R-La.) And Durbin (D-Ill.) Praise The DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Third Year In A Row
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 16, 2018
Tweet - "Today I joined my colleague @SenJohnKennedy in commending the DEA for taking steps--three years in a row--to reduce the number of opioids allowed to be produced in the U.S. by Big Pharma https://www.durbin.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/durbin-kennedy-applaud-dea-for-lowering-opioid-quotas-for-third-year-in-a-row "
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2018
Durbin, Kennedy Applaud DEA For Lowering Opioid Quotas For Third Year In A Row
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Tweet - "There's not a zip code in America that isn't grappling with the effect of opioids and fentanyl in their communities. I'm working on several bills to tackle this epidemic and address addiction in America."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 15, 2018
Tweet - "There are solutions on the table both parties can agree on to fight this scourge - like strengthening DEA and FDA oversight of Big Pharma, promoting responsible prescribing, expanding drug treatment, and supporting our first responders."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 7, 2018
Bost Hosts Opioid Task Force
Rep.Mike Bost
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.Jan Schakowsky, ...
July 19, 2018
Tweet - "I'm glad Pres. Trump commuted Ms. Johnson's sentence. Now he should support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill w/ @ChuckGrassley which would repeal mandatory minimums that leave thousands more serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses #cjreform"
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2018
Tweet - "Law enforcement leaders support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill because they know long, mandatory sentences for non-violent drug offenses make us less safe and that we can't incarcerate our way out of this drug epidemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
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.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 30, 2018
Tweet - "With the worst drug crisis in our nation's history, ICE and DHS should spend their resources on keeping drugs out and stopping drug money from being exported to gangs and cartels south of the border."
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 27, 2018
Duckworth Helps Introduce Legislation to Decriminalize Marijuana at Federal Level
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
June 15, 2018
Stop the Importation and Trafficking of Synthetic Analogues Act of 2017
Rep.Brad Schneider
June 14, 2018
Problem Solvers Caucus Announces Support for SITSA Act to Fight Drug Trafficking
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
June 14, 2018
Effects of the Opioid Epidemic
Rep.Mike Bost
June 14, 2018
Securing the International Mail Against Opioids Act of 2018
Rep.Danny Davis
June 13, 2018
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 6, 2018
Tweet - "I support this commutation and urge @realDonaldTrump to support my bipartisan sentencing reform bill with @ChuckGrassley. It would repeal the unjust law that leaves thousands of others like Alice Johnson still serving life sentences for nonviolent drug offenses."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
US House Passes Rep. Krishnamoorthi's Amendment Requiring Department of Defense to Report on Plans to Treat and Prevent Opioid Use Among Families of Servicemembers
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
May 24, 2018
Bost Backs Legislative Package to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep.Mike Bost
May 24, 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bipartisan Bill To Address Flow Of Opioids In American
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2018
Hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Davis Markup on the Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act
Rep.Danny Davis
May 21, 2018
Sinema Bill to Combat Senior Opioid Epidemic Clears Key Hurdle
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
May 18, 2018
Foster Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Help Women and Infants with Opioid Dependency
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
May 16, 2018
Feinstein, Grassley, Capito, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Diversion of Opioids
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 11, 2018
Durbin Reintroduces Legislation to Combat Opioid Over-Production and Over-Prescribing
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 11, 2018
Tweet - "Every day, 115 Americans die from an opioid overdose. From prevention to treatment, all stakeholders--government, industry, medical community, and law enforcement--have a duty to do what we can to combat this epidemic."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 4, 2018
Manchin, Durbin and Markey Urge FDA to Remove High-Dose Opioids From the Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 3, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Scott Gottllieb, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Markey, Durbin, Manchin Press FDA to Heed Public Health Requests, Remove Ultra-High Dosage Opioids From the Market
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 2, 2018
Tweet - "Four out of five heroin users report that their addiction began with a prescription for opioids. We need to look at the upstream factors causing this crisis, like drug companies that flood the market with 14 billion opioid tablets a year."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 26, 2018
Adapt Act
Rep.Brad Schneider
April 25, 2018
Schakowsky: Republicans Are "Burying Their Heads in the Sand' on Prescription Drug Costs
Rep.Jan Schakowsky
April 25, 2018
Lahood, Davis, Kinzinger, And Clarke Introduce Bill To Fight Opioid Abuse
Rep.Darin LaHood, ...
April 25, 2018
Letter to Greg Walden, Chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Rural Relief Members Lay Out Priorities to Combat Opioid Crisis
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
April 24, 2018
Schneider, Brooks Introduce the Adapt Act to Combat the Opioid Crisis
Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
April 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. José Serrano, Subcommittee Ranking Member - Effectively Address Opioid Crisis In Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
April 13, 2018
FDA Answers Brown, Blumenthal, Durbin Call to Ban Deadly Powdered Caffeine
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
April 13, 2018
Letter to the Hon. John Culberson, House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Chairman, and the Hon. José Serrano, Subcommittee Ranking Member - Effectively Address Opioid Crisis In Fiscal Year 2019 Spending Bill
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
April 12, 2018
Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi Leads Oversight Committee Hearing On Local Efforts To Combat The Opioid Epidemic And How Congress Can Better Support Them
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 11, 2018
Durbin Questions Trump Administration On Its New War On Drugs
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 28, 2018
Durbin, Winnebago County Leaders Discuss Efforts To Combat Opioid Crisis, New Funding In Federal Spending Bill
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 19, 2018
Foster Statement on Trump Opioid Plan
Rep.Bill Foster
March 19, 2018
Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Rep. Sewell Leads Funding Letters on Sickle Cell Research, Rural Medicare Payments, Poison Control, and Health Disparities
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
March 19, 2018
Durbin Statement On New White House War On Drugs
Sen.Dick Durbin
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