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March 25, 2013
Schumer Says FDA Should Require Generic Versions Of Addictive Pain Killers To Have Same Protections As Branded Versions
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 15, 2013
Schumer and Obama Administration Officials Announce First-Of-Its-Kind "Compstat-Like" Database of Deadly Rx-Related Crimes - Law Enforcement Says New Tool Will Help Combat Violent Rx-Drug Robberies Taking Place Across New York
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 30, 2013
Schumer Urges FDA to Tighten Control of Hydrocodone, Among Most Highly Abused & Widely Prescribed Drugs in Upstate NY - Rx Painkillers Have Caused More Deaths Than Cocaine, Heroine Combined
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2012
Schumer-Legislation to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Signed into Law - Plan Will Combat Growing Rx Drug Abust Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported Rx Abuse Cases Last Year Alone
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2012
Schumer Legislation to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Passes Congress -- Plan Will Combat Growing Rx Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Report Rx Abuse Cases Last Year Alone
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2012
Schumer, Joined at Senate Hearing by Buffalo Rx Drug Advocate Avi Israel, Secure Endorsement from DEA Official to Make Hydrocodone a Schedule II Drug - Major Step Towards Cracking Down on Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2012
Schumer Invites WNY Prescription Drug Advocate to Testify at Senate Hearing -- Brings Buffalo Voice to National Prescription Drug Epidemic Conversation
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts and 29 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Signed Into Law Today by President Obama
Sen. Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2012
Letter to Commissioner Hamburg
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana and 9 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Passes Congress; Life-Saving Measure Now Headed to President's Desk for Signature
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2012
Letter to Pamela S. Hyde Administrator Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2012
Letter to The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner Food and Drug Administration
Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2012
Letter to Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, Chairman Upton, and Ranking Member Waxman
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
June 4, 2012
Governor Cuomo Announces Legislation to Bring Consistency and Fairness to the State's Penal Law and Save Thousands of New Yorkers from Unnecessary Misdemeanor Charges
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 24, 2012
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 23, 2012
Kirk, Manchin Amendment Would Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 23, 2012
Gillibrand Introduces Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 23, 2012
Manchin Amendment Would Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2012
With 14 Lifesaving Cancer Drugs in Short Supply and Over 100 Drug Shortages This Year Alone, Gillibrand, Parents, and Doctors Urge Congress to Pass Legislation This Week Providing Relief for Sick Patients, Children
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 9, 2012
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Rep. Jerry Nadler
March 16, 2012
Schumer Secures Federal Funding in Fight to Combat "Drugged Driving' -- Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Narcotics Like Oxycontin; Investment will Allow Police to Identify Drugged Drivers and Save Lives
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 12, 2012
Schumer: Stores Across Buffalo are Openly Peddling Marijuana - Like, Dangerous Knock-Off Drug - Pushes Legislation to Keep Drug-Like Products Out of Kids' Hands and Get Them Off the Shelves
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2012
Schumer Bill to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis Clears Key Senate Committee - Legislation Would Combat Growing RX Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported RX Abuse Cases During 2011
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2012
Schumer Bill to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis to Clear Key Senate Committee this Week - Legislation Would Combat Growing Rx Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported Rx Abuse Cases During 2011
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2012
Letter to Mr. Thomas Hadfield, CEO Breathable Foods, Inc.
Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2012
Letter to Attorney General Holder and DEA Administrator Leonhart
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2012
Following Succesful Middletown Gang Raids that Resulted in 23 Arrests... Schumer: Witness Intimidation Could Bungle Upcoming Trials & Set Recently-Arrested Hudson Valley Gang Members Free - Pushes Legislation to Help Local Law Enforcement Protect Key Witn
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2012
Letter to Secretary McHugh
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 15, 2012
Synthetic Drug Use
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2012
Schumer: Stores Across Rochester Area are Openly Peddling Marijuana-Like, Dangerous Knock-Off Drug - Pushes Legislation to Keep Drug-Like Products Out of Kinds' Hands and Get Them Off the Shelves
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2012
Giffords Anti-Drug Trafficking Bill Becomes Law
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 30, 2012
Schumer Reveals: 'Drugged Driving' - Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Like Oxycontin - Dramatically Rising in NY, but Lack of Detection Devices and Training Makes Identifying Drugged Drivers Difficult for Law Enforcement
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 26, 2012
Senate Sends President Giffords Anti-Drug Trafficking Bill
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2012
Schumer, Gillibrand, Owens Announce: Feds Release First-Ever Northern Border Anti-Drug Strategy -- Plan Improves International Coordination to Shut Down Flow of Drugs from Canada to NY
Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 9, 2012
Letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 5, 2012
Letter to Director Lew
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 5, 2012
Schumer: Rosewell Park & Many Other Hospitals Throughout Western New York are Suffering From Shortages of Life-Saving Medicatios -- Pushes Three-Point Plan to Ensure Hospitals & Patients Get the Medicine they Need
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 5, 2012
Letter to Dr. Hamburg and Ms. Leonhart
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 4, 2012
Letter to Director Kerlikowske and Administrator Leonhart
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 21, 2011
Letter to the Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Regarding Potentially Toxic Chinese Fish
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2011
Schumer: Shortages of Life-Saving Medications Hitting Syracuse-Area Hospitals - Pushes Three-Point Plan to Ensure Patients Get the Medicine they Need
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2011
Letter to Dean Swigart, St. John Fisher's Wegman School of Pharmacy
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 6, 2011
Schumer Bill Would Make Price Gouging of Prescription Drugs During Shortfalls a Federal Crime; Bill Would Crackdown on Rogue Gray Market Distributors Who Seek to Unethically Profiteer Off Shortfalls of Vital Cancer and Heart Medications
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2011
Letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz
Rep. Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 22, 2011
Letter to The Meth Project, Ms. Jennifer Stagnaro, Executive Director
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2011
Amendment Targets Drug Smugglers Using Ultralight Aircraft
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 24, 2011
Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse
Rep. Tim Kennedy, ...
Oct. 5, 2011
Letter to Co-Chairs and Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 30, 2011
Letter to The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2011
Letter to Honorable Jack Lew Director Office of Management and Budget
Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date
Title
Politician
March 25, 2013
Schumer Says FDA Should Require Generic Versions Of Addictive Pain Killers To Have Same Protections As Branded Versions
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 15, 2013
Schumer and Obama Administration Officials Announce First-Of-Its-Kind "Compstat-Like" Database of Deadly Rx-Related Crimes - Law Enforcement Says New Tool Will Help Combat Violent Rx-Drug Robberies Taking Place Across New York
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 30, 2013
Schumer Urges FDA to Tighten Control of Hydrocodone, Among Most Highly Abused & Widely Prescribed Drugs in Upstate NY - Rx Painkillers Have Caused More Deaths Than Cocaine, Heroine Combined
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 5, 2012
Schumer-Legislation to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Signed into Law - Plan Will Combat Growing Rx Drug Abust Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported Rx Abuse Cases Last Year Alone
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 26, 2012
Schumer Legislation to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic Passes Congress -- Plan Will Combat Growing Rx Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Report Rx Abuse Cases Last Year Alone
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 18, 2012
Schumer, Joined at Senate Hearing by Buffalo Rx Drug Advocate Avi Israel, Secure Endorsement from DEA Official to Make Hydrocodone a Schedule II Drug - Major Step Towards Cracking Down on Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 16, 2012
Schumer Invites WNY Prescription Drug Advocate to Testify at Senate Hearing -- Brings Buffalo Voice to National Prescription Drug Epidemic Conversation
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 9, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts and 29 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Signed Into Law Today by President Obama
Sen.Chuck Schumer
July 2, 2012
Letter to Commissioner Hamburg
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 27, 2012
Schumer Legislation Banning Bath Salts, Synthetic Marijuana and 9 Other Deadly Synthetic Substances Passes Congress; Life-Saving Measure Now Headed to President's Desk for Signature
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2012
Letter to Pamela S. Hyde Administrator Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 11, 2012
Letter to The Honorable Margaret Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner Food and Drug Administration
Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 8, 2012
Letter to Chairman Harkin, Ranking Member Enzi, Chairman Upton, and Ranking Member Waxman
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
June 4, 2012
Governor Cuomo Announces Legislation to Bring Consistency and Fairness to the State's Penal Law and Save Thousands of New Yorkers from Unnecessary Misdemeanor Charges
Rep.Hakeem Jeffries, ...
May 24, 2012
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 23, 2012
Kirk, Manchin Amendment Would Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
May 23, 2012
Gillibrand Introduces Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 23, 2012
Manchin Amendment Would Help Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
May 20, 2012
With 14 Lifesaving Cancer Drugs in Short Supply and Over 100 Drug Shortages This Year Alone, Gillibrand, Parents, and Doctors Urge Congress to Pass Legislation This Week Providing Relief for Sick Patients, Children
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 9, 2012
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Rep.Jerry Nadler
March 16, 2012
Schumer Secures Federal Funding in Fight to Combat "Drugged Driving' -- Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Narcotics Like Oxycontin; Investment will Allow Police to Identify Drugged Drivers and Save Lives
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 12, 2012
Schumer: Stores Across Buffalo are Openly Peddling Marijuana - Like, Dangerous Knock-Off Drug - Pushes Legislation to Keep Drug-Like Products Out of Kids' Hands and Get Them Off the Shelves
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 8, 2012
Schumer Bill to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis Clears Key Senate Committee - Legislation Would Combat Growing RX Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported RX Abuse Cases During 2011
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2012
Schumer Bill to Crack Down on Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis to Clear Key Senate Committee this Week - Legislation Would Combat Growing Rx Drug Abuse Scourge in Upstate NY that Led to Over 12,800 Reported Rx Abuse Cases During 2011
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2012
Letter to Mr. Thomas Hadfield, CEO Breathable Foods, Inc.
Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2012
Letter to Attorney General Holder and DEA Administrator Leonhart
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 22, 2012
Following Succesful Middletown Gang Raids that Resulted in 23 Arrests... Schumer: Witness Intimidation Could Bungle Upcoming Trials & Set Recently-Arrested Hudson Valley Gang Members Free - Pushes Legislation to Help Local Law Enforcement Protect Key Witn
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2012
Letter to Secretary McHugh
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 15, 2012
Synthetic Drug Use
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 13, 2012
Schumer: Stores Across Rochester Area are Openly Peddling Marijuana-Like, Dangerous Knock-Off Drug - Pushes Legislation to Keep Drug-Like Products Out of Kinds' Hands and Get Them Off the Shelves
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2012
Giffords Anti-Drug Trafficking Bill Becomes Law
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 30, 2012
Schumer Reveals: 'Drugged Driving' - Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Like Oxycontin - Dramatically Rising in NY, but Lack of Detection Devices and Training Makes Identifying Drugged Drivers Difficult for Law Enforcement
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 26, 2012
Senate Sends President Giffords Anti-Drug Trafficking Bill
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Jan. 20, 2012
Schumer, Gillibrand, Owens Announce: Feds Release First-Ever Northern Border Anti-Drug Strategy -- Plan Improves International Coordination to Shut Down Flow of Drugs from Canada to NY
Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Jan. 9, 2012
Letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 5, 2012
Letter to Director Lew
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 5, 2012
Schumer: Rosewell Park & Many Other Hospitals Throughout Western New York are Suffering From Shortages of Life-Saving Medicatios -- Pushes Three-Point Plan to Ensure Hospitals & Patients Get the Medicine they Need
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 5, 2012
Letter to Dr. Hamburg and Ms. Leonhart
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 4, 2012
Letter to Director Kerlikowske and Administrator Leonhart
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 21, 2011
Letter to the Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Regarding Potentially Toxic Chinese Fish
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 19, 2011
Schumer: Shortages of Life-Saving Medications Hitting Syracuse-Area Hospitals - Pushes Three-Point Plan to Ensure Patients Get the Medicine they Need
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2011
Letter to Dean Swigart, St. John Fisher's Wegman School of Pharmacy
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 6, 2011
Schumer Bill Would Make Price Gouging of Prescription Drugs During Shortfalls a Federal Crime; Bill Would Crackdown on Rogue Gray Market Distributors Who Seek to Unethically Profiteer Off Shortfalls of Vital Cancer and Heart Medications
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 30, 2011
Letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz
Rep.Gregory Meeks, ...
Nov. 22, 2011
Letter to The Meth Project, Ms. Jennifer Stagnaro, Executive Director
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 18, 2011
Amendment Targets Drug Smugglers Using Ultralight Aircraft
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 24, 2011
Higgins, Kennedy Take Action to Stop Prescription Drug Abuse
Rep.Tim Kennedy, ...
Oct. 5, 2011
Letter to Co-Chairs and Members of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction
Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Sept. 30, 2011
Letter to The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2011
Letter to Honorable Jack Lew Director Office of Management and Budget
Sen.Chuck Schumer
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