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March 15, 2018 Congressman Ryan Introduces Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 2.0 to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Marsha Blackburn, ...
March 15, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised to work to lower drug prices--but so far he's stopped rules to prevent drug companies from overcharging, and moved to cut payments that help make care more affordable." Sen. Patty Murray
March 15, 2018 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 Rep. Seth Moulton, ...
March 15, 2018 Senator Markey on President Trump's Upcoming Opioid Plan: We Don't Need Another War on Drugs Sen. Ed Markey
March 14, 2018 Udall, Heinrich Push for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country Sen. Martin Heinrich, ...
March 14, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Opening Statement of Sen. John Hoeven, Hearing on the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Indian County Sen. John Hoeven
March 13, 2018 Tonko & Johnson Introduce Bill to Designate Centers of Excellence to Combat Opioid Epidemic Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 13, 2018 Tweet - "Across the country, the number of opioid overdoses continues to rise. The data released by @CDCgov show our communities need resources, funding, and solutions, not more empty promises from President Trump." Sen. Patty Murray
March 13, 2018 Pallone Introduces Legislation to Empower Fda to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation Rep. Frank Pallone
March 12, 2018 Heinrich Calls For Stronger Investment In Student Health And Safety Sen. Martin Heinrich
March 12, 2018 Letter to Robert W. Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Agency - Answers About Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Rep. Norma Torres, ...
March 12, 2018 Bicameral, Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Act Sen. Cory Booker
March 12, 2018 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." Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2018 Tweet - "New data from @CDCgov makes the scale of the opioid epidemic tragically clear, yet President Trump has taken no meaningful steps to fulfill his promise to tackle this crisis." Sen. Patty Murray
March 12, 2018 Tweet - ".@CDCgov finds the opioid epidemic is continuing to worsen as President Trump's empty promise to combat the crisis remains unmatched by serious action from his Administration." Sen. Patty Murray
March 12, 2018 U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Bipartisan Opioid Quota Reform Bill Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
March 9, 2018 Capito, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Treatment Programs Sen. Shelley Capito
March 9, 2018 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 Rep. Steve Cohen, ...
March 9, 2018 Donnelly, Murkowski, Hassan Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Opioid Treatment Workforce Shortage Sen. Lisa Murkowski, ...
March 9, 2018 Tweet - "From opioid funding to finding solutions to help lower health care costs for patients--there are so many things House Republicans should be working with us to find solutions on. Instead, they're once again trying to turn the clock back on women's health." Sen. Patty Murray
March 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - McSally Leads Effort to Secure Resources to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Kevin Cramer, ...
March 8, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Patty Murray, Hearing on Opioid Crisis Sen. Patty Murray
March 8, 2018 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 Sen. Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2018 Senator Collins Cites Record-breaking Maine Drug Overdose Deaths at Senate Health Hearing Sen. Susan Collins
March 8, 2018 Tweet - "We've heard how helpful it is in fighting the opioid crisis when state data systems can talk to each other--we need to make sure our people are talking too. Not only good data, but good ideas should be shared." Sen. Patty Murray
March 7, 2018 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 Rep. Brad Schneider, ...
March 7, 2018 Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Fund Innovative Approaches to Combat Opioid Crisis Sen. Michael Bennet, ...
March 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and the Hon Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - Senator Cantwell Pushes for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
March 6, 2018 Letter to Michael Kratsios, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer - Senator Hassan Presses White House for Details on New Inter-Agency Body on Opioid Crisis Sen. Maggie Hassan
March 6, 2018 Stefanik Cosponsors Community Action Opioid Response Act Rep. Elise Stefanik
March 6, 2018 Rep. Kustoff Bill To Combat Drug Cartels, Fight Opioid Crisis Passes House Rep. David Kustoff
March 5, 2018 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to Health Insurers: Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen. Tammy Baldwin
March 5, 2018 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, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Advocate for Resources to Combat Opioid Crisis in Foster Care System Sen. Gary Peters, ...
March 3, 2018 Kaine, Colleagues Ask Health Insurance Companies to Play a Bigger Role in Stopping the Opioid Epidemic Sen. Tim Kaine
March 2, 2018 Shaheen Introduces Bill to Repeal Tax Break for Big Pharma Companies Paid for by American Taxpayers Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
March 2, 2018 Letter to Aetna, AHIP, Anthem, BCBS, CareSource, Centene, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser, Molina, and UnitedHealth - Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 2, 2018 Detroit Free Press - Prioritize Alternatives to Addictive Painkillers to Fight Opioid Crisis Rep. Debbie Dingell, ...
March 2, 2018 Letter to James Carroll, Deputy Chief of Staff - Warren Questions Trump's ONDCP Nominee James Carroll Ahead of Confirmation Hearing Sen. Elizabeth Warren
March 2, 2018 Rep. Tom Rooney Joined by Sen. John Kennedy in Bicameral Fight Against Fentanyl Trafficking Sen. John Kennedy, ...
March 1, 2018 Senator Hassan Statement on White House Opioid Summit Sen. Maggie Hassan
March 1, 2018 Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration's Opioid Summit: Where's the Assistance For New Hampshire? Sen. Cynthia Shaheen
March 1, 2018 Hudson's Ideas to Safely Dispose of Opioids Gain Support Rep. Richard Hudson
March 1, 2018 Close to Home: Facts and Voices from E&W Hearings on Opioids Rep. Virginia Foxx, ...
March 1, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Condemns Private Law Firms Profiting Off Opioid Epidemic Rep. Claudia Tenney
March 1, 2018 Letter to Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer & President of Humana - Feinstein, Brown, Markey Ask Health Insurers to Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, ...
March 1, 2018 Latta Questions DEA About Efforts To Curb Opioid Epidemic At E&C Committee Hearing Rep. Bob Latta
March 1, 2018 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Committee Calls on Administration to Protect Medicare Patients from Opioid Epidemic Rep. Richard Neal, ...
March 1, 2018 Smucker, McCollum Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Communities Respond to Opioid Crisis Rep. Lloyd Smucker
Feb. 28, 2018 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Matsui, Hearing on Combating the Opioids Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety Rep. Doris Matsui
Feb. 28, 2018 House Energy And Commerce Committee Considers Schneider Opioid Legislation Rep. Brad Schneider
Date Title Politician
March 15, 2018 Congressman Ryan Introduces Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act 2.0 to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Marsha Blackburn, ...
March 15, 2018 Tweet - "President Trump promised to work to lower drug prices--but so far he's stopped rules to prevent drug companies from overcharging, and moved to cut payments that help make care more affordable." Sen.Patty Murray
March 15, 2018 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 Rep.Seth Moulton, ...
March 15, 2018 Senator Markey on President Trump's Upcoming Opioid Plan: We Don't Need Another War on Drugs Sen.Ed Markey
March 14, 2018 Udall, Heinrich Push for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country Sen.Martin Heinrich, ...
March 14, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Opening Statement of Sen. John Hoeven, Hearing on the Opioid Abuse Epidemic in Indian County Sen.John Hoeven
March 13, 2018 Tonko & Johnson Introduce Bill to Designate Centers of Excellence to Combat Opioid Epidemic Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 13, 2018 Tweet - "Across the country, the number of opioid overdoses continues to rise. The data released by @CDCgov show our communities need resources, funding, and solutions, not more empty promises from President Trump." Sen.Patty Murray
March 13, 2018 Pallone Introduces Legislation to Empower Fda to Combat Illicit Opioid Importation Rep.Frank Pallone
March 12, 2018 Heinrich Calls For Stronger Investment In Student Health And Safety Sen.Martin Heinrich
March 12, 2018 Letter to Robert W. Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Agency - Answers About Money Laundering and Drug Trafficking Rep.Norma Torres, ...
March 12, 2018 Bicameral, Bipartisan Coalition Introduces Alternatives to Opioids in the Emergency Department Act Sen.Cory Booker
March 12, 2018 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." Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2018 Tweet - "New data from @CDCgov makes the scale of the opioid epidemic tragically clear, yet President Trump has taken no meaningful steps to fulfill his promise to tackle this crisis." Sen.Patty Murray
March 12, 2018 Tweet - ".@CDCgov finds the opioid epidemic is continuing to worsen as President Trump's empty promise to combat the crisis remains unmatched by serious action from his Administration." Sen.Patty Murray
March 12, 2018 U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) Introduces Bipartisan Opioid Quota Reform Bill Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
March 9, 2018 Capito, Bipartisan Group Introduce Bill to Develop Non-Opioid Pain Treatment Programs Sen.Shelley Capito
March 9, 2018 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 Rep.Steve Cohen, ...
March 9, 2018 Donnelly, Murkowski, Hassan Announce Bipartisan Bill to Address Opioid Treatment Workforce Shortage Sen.Lisa Murkowski, ...
March 9, 2018 Tweet - "From opioid funding to finding solutions to help lower health care costs for patients--there are so many things House Republicans should be working with us to find solutions on. Instead, they're once again trying to turn the clock back on women's health." Sen.Patty Murray
March 8, 2018 Letter to the Hon Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Hon Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - McSally Leads Effort to Secure Resources to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Kevin Cramer, ...
March 8, 2018 Hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee - Opening Statement of Sen. Patty Murray, Hearing on Opioid Crisis Sen.Patty Murray
March 8, 2018 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 Sen.Ron Wyden, ...
March 8, 2018 Senator Collins Cites Record-breaking Maine Drug Overdose Deaths at Senate Health Hearing Sen.Susan Collins
March 8, 2018 Tweet - "We've heard how helpful it is in fighting the opioid crisis when state data systems can talk to each other--we need to make sure our people are talking too. Not only good data, but good ideas should be shared." Sen.Patty Murray
March 7, 2018 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 Rep.Brad Schneider, ...
March 7, 2018 Bennet, Gardner Introduce Bill to Fund Innovative Approaches to Combat Opioid Crisis Sen.Michael Bennet, ...
March 7, 2018 Letter to the Hon Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Committee of Appropriations, and the Hon Patrick Leahy, Ranking Member of the Committee on Appropriations - Senator Cantwell Pushes for Additional Funding to Combat Opioid Crisis, Support Treatment Efforts in Indian Country Sen.Catherine Cortez Masto, ...
March 6, 2018 Letter to Michael Kratsios, Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer - Senator Hassan Presses White House for Details on New Inter-Agency Body on Opioid Crisis Sen.Maggie Hassan
March 6, 2018 Stefanik Cosponsors Community Action Opioid Response Act Rep.Elise Stefanik
March 6, 2018 Rep. Kustoff Bill To Combat Drug Cartels, Fight Opioid Crisis Passes House Rep.David Kustoff
March 5, 2018 U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to Health Insurers: Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen.Tammy Baldwin
March 5, 2018 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, Health and Human Services, and Education, and the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education - Advocate for Resources to Combat Opioid Crisis in Foster Care System Sen.Gary Peters, ...
March 3, 2018 Kaine, Colleagues Ask Health Insurance Companies to Play a Bigger Role in Stopping the Opioid Epidemic Sen.Tim Kaine
March 2, 2018 Shaheen Introduces Bill to Repeal Tax Break for Big Pharma Companies Paid for by American Taxpayers Sen.Cynthia Shaheen
March 2, 2018 Letter to Aetna, AHIP, Anthem, BCBS, CareSource, Centene, Cigna, Humana, Kaiser, Molina, and UnitedHealth - Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 2, 2018 Detroit Free Press - Prioritize Alternatives to Addictive Painkillers to Fight Opioid Crisis Rep.Debbie Dingell, ...
March 2, 2018 Letter to James Carroll, Deputy Chief of Staff - Warren Questions Trump's ONDCP Nominee James Carroll Ahead of Confirmation Hearing Sen.Elizabeth Warren
March 2, 2018 Rep. Tom Rooney Joined by Sen. John Kennedy in Bicameral Fight Against Fentanyl Trafficking Sen.John Kennedy, ...
March 1, 2018 Senator Hassan Statement on White House Opioid Summit Sen.Maggie Hassan
March 1, 2018 Shaheen Statement on Trump Administration's Opioid Summit: Where's the Assistance For New Hampshire? Sen.Cynthia Shaheen
March 1, 2018 Hudson's Ideas to Safely Dispose of Opioids Gain Support Rep.Richard Hudson
March 1, 2018 Close to Home: Facts and Voices from E&W Hearings on Opioids Rep.Virginia Foxx, ...
March 1, 2018 Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Condemns Private Law Firms Profiting Off Opioid Epidemic Rep.Claudia Tenney
March 1, 2018 Letter to Bruce D. Broussard, Chief Executive Officer & President of Humana - Feinstein, Brown, Markey Ask Health Insurers to Step Up Response to Opioid Epidemic Sen.Tammy Baldwin, ...
March 1, 2018 Latta Questions DEA About Efforts To Curb Opioid Epidemic At E&C Committee Hearing Rep.Bob Latta
March 1, 2018 Letter to Seema Verma, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Committee Calls on Administration to Protect Medicare Patients from Opioid Epidemic Rep.Richard Neal, ...
March 1, 2018 Smucker, McCollum Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Communities Respond to Opioid Crisis Rep.Lloyd Smucker
Feb. 28, 2018 Hearing of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee - Opening Statement of Rep. Matsui, Hearing on Combating the Opioids Crisis: Helping Communities Balance Enforcement and Patient Safety Rep.Doris Matsui
Feb. 28, 2018 House Energy And Commerce Committee Considers Schneider Opioid Legislation Rep.Brad Schneider
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