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Oct. 29, 2015 Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 26, 2015 Schumer: Feds Need New Tools To Prevent Heroin and Opiates From Entering Buffalo Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2015 Senators Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 25, 2015 Schumer Announces: The DEA Will Restart Successful Drug Take-Back Program Today; Program Allows New Yorkers to Dispose of Highly-Addictive Drugs; Schumer Urged DEA to Reverse Previous Decision to End National Drug Take-Back Day Program Amid Rising Opioid Abuse Across Upstate NY Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2015 Representatives Tim Ryan and Paul Tonko Statements on National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 21, 2015 Gillibrand to Push for Federal Medical Marijuana Reforms in Keynote Before the National Cannabis Industry Association Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 20, 2015 Letter to DEA Administrator Rosenberg - Shut Down Synthetic Drug Websites Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2015 Schumer: Feds Must Take Swipe At Synthetic Drug Online Sales Over Credit Card Networks Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2015 Higgins, Tonko, Hanna & Katko Applaud HHS Announcement of Revised Regulations for Treatment of Opioid Addiction Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
July 9, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015 Gillibrand: White House Right to Lift Barrier to Marijuana Research, But Obstacles For Medical Care Remain Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
June 8, 2015 Schumer: Powdered Alcohol -- Particularly Dangerous To Kids -- Could Hit Shelves In Next Few Weeks; Senator Launches Emergency Push, Adding New Amendment To Legislation This Week To Ban "Palcohol"; Says If We Take No Action, We Will Regret It By End Of Summer Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015 Tonko to Introduce Legislation Establishing National Uniform Drug Testing and Enforcement in American Thoroughbred Racing Rep. Paul Tonko
May 28, 2015 Schumer: Across Upstate New York, Opioid Abuse Is Up & Criminals Are Stealing Rx Drugs, But DEA Recently Ended Hugely Successful Drug Take-Back Program -- Schumer Urges DEA To Reverse Decision & Reinstitute National Take-Back Days, Which Safely Collected Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rx Drugs & Helped Save Lives Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2015 With Dangerous Fentanyl-Laced Heroin spiking in Buffalo & Overdoses Dramatically Rising, Schumer Pushes To Reverse President's Proposed Cut To Drug Trafficking Program That Buffal Law Enforcement Says Is Critical To Breaking Up Local Drug Rings -- Launches Push to Prevent Cut & Raise Funding For Program By $100M Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Senator Gillibrand, Western New York Families Push for New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- to Access Necessary Care Without Fear of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015 Senator Gillibrand, Rochester Area Families Push For New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- To Access Necessary Care Without Fear Of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
April 27, 2015 Schumer: E-Cigarette Manufacturers Targeting Teens With Glitzy Ads & Candy Flavors Like 'Cherry Crush' & 'Gummy Bear' -- New CDC Report Shows E-Cig Puffing Has Tripled Among High Schoolers; Schumer Demands FDA Ban Fun Flavors & Regulate Marketing Tactics Aimed At Kids Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 12, 2015 Schumer: Recently Unearthed FDA Report Confirms Weight Loss And Workout Supplements Contain Hidden, Dangerously Addictive Amphetamine & FDA Knew About It; Senator Demands FDA Immediately Ban Hazardous Chemical & Hold Companies Accountable That Masked Harmful Chemical As "Natural Botanicals" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 10, 2015 Schumer: War On Drugs Is Raging In Broome County And The Feds Need To Get More Involved -- Senator Launches Push To Designate Broome As High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Which Will Mean Additional Resources, Intelligence, and Coordination To Help Disrupt Trafficking; Effort Has Been Effective In Other New York Areas Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 30, 2015 With Dangerous Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Spiking In Rochester & Overdoses Dramatically Rising, Schumer Pushes To Reverse President's Proposed Cut To Drug Trafficking Program That Rochester Law Enforcement Says Is Critical To Breaking Up Local Drug Rings - Launches Push To Prevent Cut & Raise Funding For Program By $100M Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015 Letter to Chairman Ander Crenshaw and Ranking Member Jose E. Serano, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Call to Stop Drug Trafficking Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
March 18, 2015 In Light Of Last Week's Bust Of A Meth Lab In Local DeWitt Neighborhood - Schumer: Families Across CNY Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know It; Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Homeowners To Alert Buyers or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 15, 2015 Gillibrand & Booker Meet with NY, NJ Families About New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana & Announce Endorsement of Epilepsy Foundation Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015 Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 27, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $8 Million to Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Among Young Adults Statewide Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 23, 2015 With Devastatingly Dangerous Heroin, Like 'China White', Now Being Widely Peddled In New York & Overdoses Rapidly Rising, Schumer Moves To Reverse President's Cut In Critical Drug Trafficking Program; Urges Senate To Reject President's Budget Request & Raise HIDTA Funding By $100M Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2015 Schumer: Families Across Binghamton & S. Tier Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know It. Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Homeowners To Alert Buyers Or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2015 Schumer: War On Heroin Is Raging In Oneida County And The Feds Need To Get More Involved - Senator Launches Push To Designate County As High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Which Will Mean Additional Resources, Technical Assistance, Intelligence, And Coordination To Help Disrupt Drug Rings & Beat Back Heroin Epidemic Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Ban Sale Of New, Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Such As 'Cloud 9' That Have Cropped Up In Batavia Schools & Recently Sent 4 Local Students To The Hospital - Many Synthetic Drugs Shockingly Are Still Legal Despite Serious Health Concerns Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2015 Schumer: Families Across WNY Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know it; Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Home Sellers And Landlords To Alert Buyers Or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2015 Following Several Tragic Deaths, Schumer Calls On The FDA To Ban Powdered Caffeine - One Teaspoon Of Concentrated Powdered Caffeine Is Equivalent to 25 Cups of Coffee & Is Highly Dangerous For Teens & Young Adults Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2015 Gillibrand Introduces Loretta Lynch During Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 23, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Opioid Abuse Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 22, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - More Needs to be Done to Address Heroin Epidemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, US Attorney General - Calling for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Heroin Problem Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2014 With Heroin Usage Skyrocketing in Capital Region, Schumer Calls for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Problem Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairman, and Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman, of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Calling for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Heroin Problem Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 17, 2014 March Toward a More Perfect Union Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 10, 2014 Rep. Jeffries Statement on Change in Minor Marijuana Possession Arrest Policy Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 27, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, US Attorney General - Dept. of Justice Review of How 'Dark Web' Drug Sales Continue to Grow Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 27, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - Allow Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Treatments in New York Rep. Yvette Clarke, ...
Oct. 27, 2014 Schumer Calls for Top to Bottom Dept. of Justice Review of How 'Dark Web' Drug Sales Continue to Grow Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2014 Press Republican - Congressional Candidates Fire Off on Border Issues Rep. Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 29, 2014 Schumer Announces, After His Push, New Crime Fighting Resources Coming to Chautauqua County With Designation of County as "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - rant New York A Medical Marijuana Waiver Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 24, 2014 Letter to Michele Leonhart, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Prohibiting Sale of New Types of Dangerous Synethetic Drugs Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2014 Schumer Urges Feds to Prohibit Sale of New Types of Dangerous Synethetic Drugs Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Ensure Access to All Available Addiction Therapies Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 8, 2014 Schumer Announces, After His Push, DEA Has Finalized Rx Drug Disposal Regulations Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 21, 2014 Schumer: DEA Approval of Fed Intervention is Critical to Rein In Epidemic of Abuse & Preserve Appropriate Patient Access Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 12, 2014 Senator Calls on FDA to Investigate Current Situation, Proactively Address Drug Shortages Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 12, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Looming Shortage of Doxycycline, Used to Treat Lyme Disease Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 5, 2014 Letter to Michael Botticelli, National Director of Drug Control Policy - Drug Trafficking Sen. Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2014 Schumer: We Must Provide Money & Intel To Help Chautauqua Battle Heroin Scourge Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 30, 2014 NY1: Advocates Upset About High Arrest Numbers in Black, Latino Areas for Marijuana Possession Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2014 Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairwoman, Richard Shelby, Ranking Member, of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Heroin Usage Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2014 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries And Community Advocates Call On NYPD Commissioner Bratton To Reform Marijuana Arrest Policy Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 23, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration - Recognize Naloxene as a Safe and Effective Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug for Over-the-Counter Use Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
March 5, 2014 Schumer Calls for First Statewide Heroin Database - Lack of Information Hinders NY Law Enforcement's Ability to Combat Heroin Crisis: Drugstat Will Allow Local Cops, Hospitals, and Toxicologists to Track Crimes and Overdose Patterns Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2014 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services - Overturn Confounding FDA Decision Allowing New Super-drug to Hit Market without Protections to Prevent Abuse Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2014 Tonko Hosts Niskayuna Community Action Program in Washington Rep. Paul Tonko
Jan. 27, 2014 Letter to Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Making Duchess County a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2013 Schumer: Drug Buyback Programs Reduce Crime, Safely Dispose of Dangerous Drugs & Save Lives Sen. Chuck Schumer
Oct. 18, 2013 Schumer: Drug Buyback Programs Safely Dispose of Dangerous Drugs, Eliminate Easy- Access to Unused Meds & Save Lives Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2013 With Three People Recently Killed in NYC by Overdose: Schumer Pushes New Plan to Curtail Use of Increasingly Dangerous and Popular Club Drug "Molly" - Immediate Steps would Increase Enforcement and Make It Harder to Manufacturer and Obtain Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2013 Schumer: Across Capital Region, Prescription Drug Abuse is Up & Criminals Are Stealing Rx Drugs During Home Burglaries; Urges DEA to Cut Red Tape That Now Prevents Pharmacies & Communities From Hosting Drug Take-Back Events, And to Ad Extra Incentive By Funding Buyback Programs Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2013 Schumer Announces FDA Has Heeded His Call to Issue New Labeling Requirements for Opiates - Move Will Help Combat the Alarming Trend of Babies Born Addicted to Prescription Drugs or Other Opiates Sen. Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2013 Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Justice - DEA Surveillance Allegations Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
June 12, 2013 Letter to Nancy Simpher, Chancellor of NYU, and Laura Anglin, President of CICU - Study Drugs Sen. Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2013 Huffington Post - Over-Criminalization Task Force in House Could Rethink Drug Laws Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
April 30, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Rochester Region is Stopping Original Use of Over-Prescribed Painkillers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Capital Region is Stopping Original Use of Over- Prescribed Painkillers Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
April 3, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Hudson Valley is Stopping Original Use of Over-Prescribed Painkillers Sen. Chuck Schumer
Date Title Politician
Oct. 29, 2015 Letter to Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Overdose Prevention Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Oct. 26, 2015 Schumer: Feds Need New Tools To Prevent Heroin and Opiates From Entering Buffalo Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 1, 2015 Senators Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015 Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Sept. 25, 2015 Schumer Announces: The DEA Will Restart Successful Drug Take-Back Program Today; Program Allows New Yorkers to Dispose of Highly-Addictive Drugs; Schumer Urged DEA to Reverse Previous Decision to End National Drug Take-Back Day Program Amid Rising Opioid Abuse Across Upstate NY Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2015 Representatives Tim Ryan and Paul Tonko Statements on National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 21, 2015 Gillibrand to Push for Federal Medical Marijuana Reforms in Keynote Before the National Cannabis Industry Association Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Sept. 20, 2015 Letter to DEA Administrator Rosenberg - Shut Down Synthetic Drug Websites Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 20, 2015 Schumer: Feds Must Take Swipe At Synthetic Drug Online Sales Over Credit Card Networks Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 18, 2015 Higgins, Tonko, Hanna & Katko Applaud HHS Announcement of Revised Regulations for Treatment of Opioid Addiction Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
July 9, 2015 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
June 22, 2015 Gillibrand: White House Right to Lift Barrier to Marijuana Research, But Obstacles For Medical Care Remain Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
June 8, 2015 Schumer: Powdered Alcohol -- Particularly Dangerous To Kids -- Could Hit Shelves In Next Few Weeks; Senator Launches Emergency Push, Adding New Amendment To Legislation This Week To Ban "Palcohol"; Says If We Take No Action, We Will Regret It By End Of Summer Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 29, 2015 Tonko to Introduce Legislation Establishing National Uniform Drug Testing and Enforcement in American Thoroughbred Racing Rep.Paul Tonko
May 28, 2015 Schumer: Across Upstate New York, Opioid Abuse Is Up & Criminals Are Stealing Rx Drugs, But DEA Recently Ended Hugely Successful Drug Take-Back Program -- Schumer Urges DEA To Reverse Decision & Reinstitute National Take-Back Days, Which Safely Collected Hundreds Of Thousands Of Rx Drugs & Helped Save Lives Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 18, 2015 With Dangerous Fentanyl-Laced Heroin spiking in Buffalo & Overdoses Dramatically Rising, Schumer Pushes To Reverse President's Proposed Cut To Drug Trafficking Program That Buffal Law Enforcement Says Is Critical To Breaking Up Local Drug Rings -- Launches Push to Prevent Cut & Raise Funding For Program By $100M Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 11, 2015 Senator Gillibrand, Western New York Families Push for New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- to Access Necessary Care Without Fear of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
May 11, 2015 Senator Gillibrand, Rochester Area Families Push For New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana Bill, Allowing New York State Patients- Including Veterans- To Access Necessary Care Without Fear Of Federal Prosecution When State Program Launches Next Year Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
April 27, 2015 Schumer: E-Cigarette Manufacturers Targeting Teens With Glitzy Ads & Candy Flavors Like 'Cherry Crush' & 'Gummy Bear' -- New CDC Report Shows E-Cig Puffing Has Tripled Among High Schoolers; Schumer Demands FDA Ban Fun Flavors & Regulate Marketing Tactics Aimed At Kids Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 12, 2015 Schumer: Recently Unearthed FDA Report Confirms Weight Loss And Workout Supplements Contain Hidden, Dangerously Addictive Amphetamine & FDA Knew About It; Senator Demands FDA Immediately Ban Hazardous Chemical & Hold Companies Accountable That Masked Harmful Chemical As "Natural Botanicals" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 10, 2015 Schumer: War On Drugs Is Raging In Broome County And The Feds Need To Get More Involved -- Senator Launches Push To Designate Broome As High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Which Will Mean Additional Resources, Intelligence, and Coordination To Help Disrupt Trafficking; Effort Has Been Effective In Other New York Areas Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 30, 2015 With Dangerous Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Spiking In Rochester & Overdoses Dramatically Rising, Schumer Pushes To Reverse President's Proposed Cut To Drug Trafficking Program That Rochester Law Enforcement Says Is Critical To Breaking Up Local Drug Rings - Launches Push To Prevent Cut & Raise Funding For Program By $100M Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 24, 2015 Letter to Chairman Ander Crenshaw and Ranking Member Jose E. Serano, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government House Committee on Appropriations - Bipartisan Call to Stop Drug Trafficking Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
March 18, 2015 In Light Of Last Week's Bust Of A Meth Lab In Local DeWitt Neighborhood - Schumer: Families Across CNY Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know It; Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Homeowners To Alert Buyers or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 15, 2015 Gillibrand & Booker Meet with NY, NJ Families About New Bipartisan Medical Marijuana & Announce Endorsement of Epilepsy Foundation Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 10, 2015 Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Feb. 27, 2015 Governor Cuomo Announces $8 Million to Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Among Young Adults Statewide Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Feb. 23, 2015 With Devastatingly Dangerous Heroin, Like 'China White', Now Being Widely Peddled In New York & Overdoses Rapidly Rising, Schumer Moves To Reverse President's Cut In Critical Drug Trafficking Program; Urges Senate To Reject President's Budget Request & Raise HIDTA Funding By $100M Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 18, 2015 Schumer: Families Across Binghamton & S. Tier Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know It. Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Homeowners To Alert Buyers Or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 17, 2015 Schumer: War On Heroin Is Raging In Oneida County And The Feds Need To Get More Involved - Senator Launches Push To Designate County As High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, Which Will Mean Additional Resources, Technical Assistance, Intelligence, And Coordination To Help Disrupt Drug Rings & Beat Back Heroin Epidemic Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2015 Schumer Urges Feds To Ban Sale Of New, Dangerous Synthetic Drugs Such As 'Cloud 9' That Have Cropped Up In Batavia Schools & Recently Sent 4 Local Students To The Hospital - Many Synthetic Drugs Shockingly Are Still Legal Despite Serious Health Concerns Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 16, 2015 Schumer: Families Across WNY Are Moving Into Homes Once Used As Meth Labs & Do Not Even Know it; Remnants Of Chemicals Make Homes Potentially Hazardous To Health - Schumer Announces First-Ever Fed Law Requiring Home Sellers And Landlords To Alert Buyers Or Renters That Home Was Once Used To Make Meth Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 10, 2015 Following Several Tragic Deaths, Schumer Calls On The FDA To Ban Powdered Caffeine - One Teaspoon Of Concentrated Powdered Caffeine Is Equivalent to 25 Cups of Coffee & Is Highly Dangerous For Teens & Young Adults Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 28, 2015 Gillibrand Introduces Loretta Lynch During Senate Judiciary Committee Attorney General Confirmation Hearing Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Dec. 23, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Opioid Abuse Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 22, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - More Needs to be Done to Address Heroin Epidemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, US Attorney General - Calling for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Heroin Problem Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2014 With Heroin Usage Skyrocketing in Capital Region, Schumer Calls for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Problem Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 1, 2014 Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairman, and Richard Shelby, Vice Chairman, of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Calling for Emergency Anti-Drug Trafficking Funding Surge to Combat Heroin Problem Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 17, 2014 March Toward a More Perfect Union Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Nov. 10, 2014 Rep. Jeffries Statement on Change in Minor Marijuana Possession Arrest Policy Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Oct. 27, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, US Attorney General - Dept. of Justice Review of How 'Dark Web' Drug Sales Continue to Grow Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 27, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - Allow Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana Treatments in New York Rep.Yvette Clarke, ...
Oct. 27, 2014 Schumer Calls for Top to Bottom Dept. of Justice Review of How 'Dark Web' Drug Sales Continue to Grow Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 23, 2014 Press Republican - Congressional Candidates Fire Off on Border Issues Rep.Elise Stefanik, ...
Sept. 29, 2014 Schumer Announces, After His Push, New Crime Fighting Resources Coming to Chautauqua County With Designation of County as "High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 29, 2014 Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General - rant New York A Medical Marijuana Waiver Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Sept. 24, 2014 Letter to Michele Leonhart, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Prohibiting Sale of New Types of Dangerous Synethetic Drugs Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 24, 2014 Schumer Urges Feds to Prohibit Sale of New Types of Dangerous Synethetic Drugs Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 22, 2014 Letter to Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Ensure Access to All Available Addiction Therapies Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Sept. 8, 2014 Schumer Announces, After His Push, DEA Has Finalized Rx Drug Disposal Regulations Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 21, 2014 Schumer: DEA Approval of Fed Intervention is Critical to Rein In Epidemic of Abuse & Preserve Appropriate Patient Access Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 12, 2014 Senator Calls on FDA to Investigate Current Situation, Proactively Address Drug Shortages Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 12, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Looming Shortage of Doxycycline, Used to Treat Lyme Disease Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 5, 2014 Letter to Michael Botticelli, National Director of Drug Control Policy - Drug Trafficking Sen.Chuck Schumer
June 13, 2014 Schumer: We Must Provide Money & Intel To Help Chautauqua Battle Heroin Scourge Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 30, 2014 NY1: Advocates Upset About High Arrest Numbers in Black, Latino Areas for Marijuana Possession Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
May 28, 2014 Letter to Barbara Mikulski, Chairwoman, Richard Shelby, Ranking Member, of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Heroin Usage Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 27, 2014 Rep. Hakeem Jeffries And Community Advocates Call On NYPD Commissioner Bratton To Reform Marijuana Arrest Policy Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 23, 2014 Letter to Margaret Hamburg, Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration - Recognize Naloxene as a Safe and Effective Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug for Over-the-Counter Use Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
March 5, 2014 Schumer Calls for First Statewide Heroin Database - Lack of Information Hinders NY Law Enforcement's Ability to Combat Heroin Crisis: Drugstat Will Allow Local Cops, Hospitals, and Toxicologists to Track Crimes and Overdose Patterns Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 3, 2014 Letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary Department of Health and Human Services - Overturn Confounding FDA Decision Allowing New Super-drug to Hit Market without Protections to Prevent Abuse Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 12, 2014 Tonko Hosts Niskayuna Community Action Program in Washington Rep.Paul Tonko
Jan. 27, 2014 Letter to Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Making Duchess County a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 21, 2013 Schumer: Drug Buyback Programs Reduce Crime, Safely Dispose of Dangerous Drugs & Save Lives Sen.Chuck Schumer
Oct. 18, 2013 Schumer: Drug Buyback Programs Safely Dispose of Dangerous Drugs, Eliminate Easy- Access to Unused Meds & Save Lives Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 23, 2013 With Three People Recently Killed in NYC by Overdose: Schumer Pushes New Plan to Curtail Use of Increasingly Dangerous and Popular Club Drug "Molly" - Immediate Steps would Increase Enforcement and Make It Harder to Manufacturer and Obtain Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 16, 2013 Schumer: Across Capital Region, Prescription Drug Abuse is Up & Criminals Are Stealing Rx Drugs During Home Burglaries; Urges DEA to Cut Red Tape That Now Prevents Pharmacies & Communities From Hosting Drug Take-Back Events, And to Ad Extra Incentive By Funding Buyback Programs Sen.Chuck Schumer
Sept. 10, 2013 Schumer Announces FDA Has Heeded His Call to Issue New Labeling Requirements for Opiates - Move Will Help Combat the Alarming Trend of Babies Born Addicted to Prescription Drugs or Other Opiates Sen.Chuck Schumer
Aug. 9, 2013 Letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, U.S. Department of Justice - DEA Surveillance Allegations Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
June 12, 2013 Letter to Nancy Simpher, Chancellor of NYU, and Laura Anglin, President of CICU - Study Drugs Sen.Chuck Schumer
May 9, 2013 Huffington Post - Over-Criminalization Task Force in House Could Rethink Drug Laws Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
April 30, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Rochester Region is Stopping Original Use of Over-Prescribed Painkillers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 29, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Capital Region is Stopping Original Use of Over- Prescribed Painkillers Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 18, 2013 Letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry - U.S.-Colombia Policy Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
April 3, 2013 Schumer: Key to Stopping Growing Heroin Use in the Hudson Valley is Stopping Original Use of Over-Prescribed Painkillers Sen.Chuck Schumer
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