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July 21, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senators Hassan and Paul Press FDA to Increase Access to Life-Saving Naloxone Sen. Rand Paul, ...
July 21, 2022 Booker, Schumer, Wyden Introduce Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Sen. Cory Booker
July 21, 2022 Schumer, Wyden, Booker Introduce Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act Sen. Ron Wyden
July 21, 2022 Tweet - "Big News: I'm introducing a bill today with @RonWyden and @SenBooker to remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances. It will make criminal justice reforms. It will protect public health and safety. It will be a catalyst for change." Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2022 Tweet - "@US_FDA continues to bungle the regulation of e-cigarettes. Meanwhile thousands of our kids are becoming vaping addicts. The tobacco lawyers are running rings around the FDA." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2022 Tweet - "There is no excuse for @US_FDA 's persistent failures on food safety. If the Food and Drug Administration is incapable of handling both food and drugs, then I think it's time for a new agency--the Food Safety Administration--to take over." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 17, 2022 Tweet - "I'm working to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month. Over 250,000 Nevadans need insulin to stay healthy, and they shouldn't have to struggle to afford it." Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
July 17, 2022 Tweet - "It's unbelievable that right now, some patients with lupus, arthritis, and other conditions are being denied their prescriptions due to concerns the drugs would be used for an abortion. This is a health care crisis that extreme Republicans have created." Sen. Patty Murray
July 15, 2022 Tweet - "Medicare needs to be able to negotiate drug prices. That's a critical way to stop pharmaceutical companies from taking advantage of seniors and federal tax payers without stifling innovation. I'll keep fighting to lower health care costs for Nevadans and get this done." Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
July 15, 2022 Maryland Delegation Members Announce $1.25 Million to Prevent Youth Drug and Substance Use Across Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 14, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Requesting Update on USDA Promise to Investigate Drug Smuggling in Mexico Food Imports Rep. Kat Cammack
July 14, 2022 House Unanimously Passes Joyce Bill to Protect Border Patrol Agents from Fentanyl Rep. Dave Joyce
July 13, 2022 Tweet - "@US_FDA raised alarm about the threat to America's kids from vaping synthetic nicotine. So I led a bipartisan effort to close this loophole and provide FDA tools to protect public health. But the deadline is today to remove unauthorized e-cigs from the market. Will FDA act?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 13, 2022 Norton Files Amendments to Allow Marijuana Use in Public Housing in Jurisdictions Where It Is Legal Rep. Eleanor Norton
July 12, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner - Durbin, Collins Urge FDA To Follow The Law, Clear The Market Of All Unauthorized Synthetic Vapes Ahead Of July 13th Deadline Sen. Dick Durbin
July 12, 2022 McConnell Secures Nearly $2.5 Million to Fight Drug Abuse in Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "I support giving Medicare the power to negotiate with drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Senate Democrats have legislation to do this and we need to pass it so we have system that works for patients, not big drug companies and middlemen." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
July 8, 2022 Schumer Announces, After Direct Visit & Advocacy Last Month Following Deadly Wave of Overdoses, Schenectady County Has Received Critical Federal "high Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" Designation; Schumer Says Capital Region Will Now Receive Major Boost in Fed Crime Fighting Resources Coming to Fight Opioid Scourge, Stop Dangerous Drug Traffickers, and Keep Schenectady Streets Safe Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "Medicare should be able to negotiate prescription drug prices. Full stop." Sen. Amy Klobuchar
July 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me be perfectly clear-This is no time to allow Mitch McConnell to do favors for China and big drug companies. We can't let him get in the way of passing legislation that builds a Made in America economy and lowers costs for families, including the price of prescription drugs." Sen. Tammy Baldwin
July 7, 2022 Rep. Correa Supports Amendment to Study Psychedelics as a Treatment for PTSD for Military Members Rep. Lou Correa
July 7, 2022 Daines Statement on Expansion of Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Montanans Sen. Steve Daines
July 6, 2022 Tweet - "Too many Americans struggle to afford medications because Big Pharma has put profits over patients. @SenateDems are working to lower the prices of prescription drugs. Today's action signals new plans to bring financial relief at the pharmacy for working families." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 3, 2022 Tweet - "I negotiated a historic bipartisan agreement to lower drug costs by finally making safe drug importation from Canada a reality. I'm going to do everything I can to get it passed--and it's just one step I'm working on to lower health care costs for WA state families." Sen. Patty Murray
July 1, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Grassley Urges DOJ to Utilize Full Authority to Halt the Spread of Deadly Counterfeit Pills Sen. Chuck Grassley
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July 21, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Senators Hassan and Paul Press FDA to Increase Access to Life-Saving Naloxone Sen.Rand Paul, ...
July 21, 2022 Booker, Schumer, Wyden Introduce Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Sen.Cory Booker
July 21, 2022 Schumer, Wyden, Booker Introduce Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act Sen.Ron Wyden
July 21, 2022 Tweet - "Big News: I'm introducing a bill today with @RonWyden and @SenBooker to remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances. It will make criminal justice reforms. It will protect public health and safety. It will be a catalyst for change." Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2022 Tweet - "@US_FDA continues to bungle the regulation of e-cigarettes. Meanwhile thousands of our kids are becoming vaping addicts. The tobacco lawyers are running rings around the FDA." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2022 Tweet - "There is no excuse for @US_FDA 's persistent failures on food safety. If the Food and Drug Administration is incapable of handling both food and drugs, then I think it's time for a new agency--the Food Safety Administration--to take over." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 17, 2022 Tweet - "I'm working to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month. Over 250,000 Nevadans need insulin to stay healthy, and they shouldn't have to struggle to afford it." Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
July 17, 2022 Tweet - "It's unbelievable that right now, some patients with lupus, arthritis, and other conditions are being denied their prescriptions due to concerns the drugs would be used for an abortion. This is a health care crisis that extreme Republicans have created." Sen.Patty Murray
July 15, 2022 Tweet - "Medicare needs to be able to negotiate drug prices. That's a critical way to stop pharmaceutical companies from taking advantage of seniors and federal tax payers without stifling innovation. I'll keep fighting to lower health care costs for Nevadans and get this done." Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto
July 15, 2022 Maryland Delegation Members Announce $1.25 Million to Prevent Youth Drug and Substance Use Across Maryland Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 14, 2022 Letter to Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture - Requesting Update on USDA Promise to Investigate Drug Smuggling in Mexico Food Imports Rep.Kat Cammack
July 14, 2022 House Unanimously Passes Joyce Bill to Protect Border Patrol Agents from Fentanyl Rep.Dave Joyce
July 13, 2022 Tweet - "@US_FDA raised alarm about the threat to America's kids from vaping synthetic nicotine. So I led a bipartisan effort to close this loophole and provide FDA tools to protect public health. But the deadline is today to remove unauthorized e-cigs from the market. Will FDA act?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 13, 2022 Norton Files Amendments to Allow Marijuana Use in Public Housing in Jurisdictions Where It Is Legal Rep.Eleanor Norton
July 12, 2022 Letter to Robert Califf, FDA Commissioner - Durbin, Collins Urge FDA To Follow The Law, Clear The Market Of All Unauthorized Synthetic Vapes Ahead Of July 13th Deadline Sen.Dick Durbin
July 12, 2022 McConnell Secures Nearly $2.5 Million to Fight Drug Abuse in Kentucky Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "I support giving Medicare the power to negotiate with drug companies to lower the cost of prescription drugs. Senate Democrats have legislation to do this and we need to pass it so we have system that works for patients, not big drug companies and middlemen." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
July 8, 2022 Schumer Announces, After Direct Visit & Advocacy Last Month Following Deadly Wave of Overdoses, Schenectady County Has Received Critical Federal "high Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" Designation; Schumer Says Capital Region Will Now Receive Major Boost in Fed Crime Fighting Resources Coming to Fight Opioid Scourge, Stop Dangerous Drug Traffickers, and Keep Schenectady Streets Safe Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 8, 2022 Tweet - "Medicare should be able to negotiate prescription drug prices. Full stop." Sen.Amy Klobuchar
July 7, 2022 Tweet - "Let me be perfectly clear-This is no time to allow Mitch McConnell to do favors for China and big drug companies. We can't let him get in the way of passing legislation that builds a Made in America economy and lowers costs for families, including the price of prescription drugs." Sen.Tammy Baldwin
July 7, 2022 Rep. Correa Supports Amendment to Study Psychedelics as a Treatment for PTSD for Military Members Rep.Lou Correa
July 7, 2022 Daines Statement on Expansion of Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Montanans Sen.Steve Daines
July 6, 2022 Tweet - "Too many Americans struggle to afford medications because Big Pharma has put profits over patients. @SenateDems are working to lower the prices of prescription drugs. Today's action signals new plans to bring financial relief at the pharmacy for working families." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 3, 2022 Tweet - "I negotiated a historic bipartisan agreement to lower drug costs by finally making safe drug importation from Canada a reality. I'm going to do everything I can to get it passed--and it's just one step I'm working on to lower health care costs for WA state families." Sen.Patty Murray
July 1, 2022 Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Grassley Urges DOJ to Utilize Full Authority to Halt the Spread of Deadly Counterfeit Pills Sen.Chuck Grassley
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