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June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Timothy Shea, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Nadler & Bass Condemn DEA's Expansion of Authority Against Peaceful Protestors Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 3, 2020 Two of Tonko's Bills to Address Opioid Epidemic Receive Legislative Hearing Rep. Paul Tonko
Feb. 28, 2020 Clarke Statement on Vote Against the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act and its Included Menthol Ban Rep. Yvette Clarke
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The failed war on drugs began in the early 1970s. There were less than 350K people incarcerated in America at the time. Today there are 2.2 million - disproportionately black and Latino. It's time to #EndMassIncarceration. NOW." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Schumer reveals: Despite Fed warning "Dollar' stores across Erie County & Western New York are still stocking cheap, dangerous, China-made, over-the-counter drugs & products that could make you sick--or worse; senator demands Feds hone in on WNY stores & urges 85 local stores to check the shelves & toss what's bad Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Standing with two "Miss Staten Island' winners, Schumer reveals: Despite Fed warning "Dollar' stores across island are still stocking cheap, dangerous China-made over-the-counter drugs & products that could make you sick--or worse; senator demands Feds hone in on SI stores & urges 11 local stores to check the shelves & toss what's bad Sen. Chuck Schumer
Jan. 31, 2020 Rep. Nadler Statement on S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act Rep. Jerry Nadler
Jan. 23, 2020 Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Uplift Families in Need During National Poverty Awareness Month Rep. Joe Morelle
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Horseracing Integrity Act Reaches Key Milestone in House Rep. Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "The war on drugs has been a spectacular failure. Families have been broken up and communities decimated. It's time to decriminalize marijuana and #EndMassIncarceration. NOW." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Jan. 10, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Gillibrand Visits Hauppauge To Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder In New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 10, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Gillibrand Visits Newburgh To Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder In New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 9, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Senators Gillibrand And Capito, Congressmen Trone And Meuser, Introduce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce: As part of soon-to-pass bipartisan spending bill, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program will remain under office of National Drug Control policy, receive $5m increase for FY2020; senators say program plays essential role in combatting opioid epidemic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Following his push, Schumer announces $2m for FDA in spending package to carry out CBD regulatory activities; provision, set to pass this week, also requires FDA report to congress on progress & misrepresentation of hemp products currently on the market Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Our dependence on pharmaceutical imports from China could pose serious national security & public health risks I'm asking @USGAO to investigate the U.S. pharmaceutical market's dependence on China & to assess US capability to manufacture our own finished pharmaceutical products" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2019 Schumer secures Fentanyl Sanctions Act in national defense bill; first-ever targeted fentanyl sanctions bill, authored by schumer, will hold china & other foreign traffickers accountable for illicit trafficking & includes more tools for law enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Cotton, Schumer Bill Cracking Down on Chinese Fentanyl Included in Defense Bill Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Hon. James Carroll, Dir. of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Harris, Senators Request Update from Federal Agencies on Progress Towards Issuing Long-Delayed Licensing of Marijuana Manufacturing for Research Purposes Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Schumer, Brindisi announce inclusion of Fentanyl Sanctions Act in must-pass national defense bill soon to get vote; first-ever targeted fentanyl sanctions bill will hold China and other foreign traffickers accountable for illicit trafficking; also comes with more tools for law enforcement Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The opioid epidemic is devastating--claiming US lives Labs in China have been cooking up formulas of death and illegally exporting fentanyl across the US It must stop That's why I fought to ensure our bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act will be included in the annual defense bill" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Dec. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - Schumer announces, following his advocacy, Feds have issued new financial guidance to lenders confirming the legality of industrial hemp; senator says with regulatory uncertainty cleared up, growing hemp industry can continue creating jobs and taking root upstate Sen. Chuck Schumer
Nov. 25, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce Over $357K In Federal Funding To Help Combat The Opioid Epidemic In The Capital Region Sen. Chuck Schumer, ...
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June 5, 2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General for the Dept. of Justice, and the Hon. Timothy Shea, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Nadler & Bass Condemn DEA's Expansion of Authority Against Peaceful Protestors Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
May 22, 2020 Letter to Scott Gast, Deputy Counsel to the President - Menendez, Warren, Colleagues Request Newly Appointed "Therapeutics Czar" to Divest from Financial Interest, Resign to Boards of any Pharmaceutical, Medical and Biotech Companies Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
March 3, 2020 Two of Tonko's Bills to Address Opioid Epidemic Receive Legislative Hearing Rep.Paul Tonko
Feb. 28, 2020 Clarke Statement on Vote Against the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act and its Included Menthol Ban Rep.Yvette Clarke
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "The failed war on drugs began in the early 1970s. There were less than 350K people incarcerated in America at the time. Today there are 2.2 million - disproportionately black and Latino. It's time to #EndMassIncarceration. NOW." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 10, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Schumer reveals: Despite Fed warning "Dollar' stores across Erie County & Western New York are still stocking cheap, dangerous, China-made, over-the-counter drugs & products that could make you sick--or worse; senator demands Feds hone in on WNY stores & urges 85 local stores to check the shelves & toss what's bad Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 7, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration - Standing with two "Miss Staten Island' winners, Schumer reveals: Despite Fed warning "Dollar' stores across island are still stocking cheap, dangerous China-made over-the-counter drugs & products that could make you sick--or worse; senator demands Feds hone in on SI stores & urges 11 local stores to check the shelves & toss what's bad Sen.Chuck Schumer
Jan. 31, 2020 Rep. Nadler Statement on S. 3201, the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act Rep.Jerry Nadler
Jan. 23, 2020 Congressman Morelle Takes Action to Uplift Families in Need During National Poverty Awareness Month Rep.Joe Morelle
Jan. 23, 2020 Letter to Alex Azar, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services - Lawmakers Call on Administration to Ban Flavored Vaping Products Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 15, 2020 Horseracing Integrity Act Reaches Key Milestone in House Rep.Paul Tonko, ...
Jan. 14, 2020 Tweet - "The war on drugs has been a spectacular failure. Families have been broken up and communities decimated. It's time to decriminalize marijuana and #EndMassIncarceration. NOW." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Jan. 10, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Gillibrand Visits Hauppauge To Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder In New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 10, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Gillibrand Visits Newburgh To Announce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder In New York Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand
Jan. 9, 2020 Amid Nationwide Addiction Crisis, Senators Gillibrand And Capito, Congressmen Trone And Meuser, Introduce New, Bipartisan Legislation To Support Families Struggling With Substance Use Disorder Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 18, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand announce: As part of soon-to-pass bipartisan spending bill, High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program will remain under office of National Drug Control policy, receive $5m increase for FY2020; senators say program plays essential role in combatting opioid epidemic Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 17, 2019 Following his push, Schumer announces $2m for FDA in spending package to carry out CBD regulatory activities; provision, set to pass this week, also requires FDA report to congress on progress & misrepresentation of hemp products currently on the market Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2019 Tweet - "Our dependence on pharmaceutical imports from China could pose serious national security & public health risks I'm asking @USGAO to investigate the U.S. pharmaceutical market's dependence on China & to assess US capability to manufacture our own finished pharmaceutical products" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 12, 2019 Schumer secures Fentanyl Sanctions Act in national defense bill; first-ever targeted fentanyl sanctions bill, authored by schumer, will hold china & other foreign traffickers accountable for illicit trafficking & includes more tools for law enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 11, 2019 Cotton, Schumer Bill Cracking Down on Chinese Fentanyl Included in Defense Bill Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Uttam Dhillon, Acting Admin. of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Hon. James Carroll, Dir. of the Office of National Drug Control Policy - Harris, Senators Request Update from Federal Agencies on Progress Towards Issuing Long-Delayed Licensing of Marijuana Manufacturing for Research Purposes Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Schumer, Brindisi announce inclusion of Fentanyl Sanctions Act in must-pass national defense bill soon to get vote; first-ever targeted fentanyl sanctions bill will hold China and other foreign traffickers accountable for illicit trafficking; also comes with more tools for law enforcement Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
Dec. 11, 2019 Tweet - "The opioid epidemic is devastating--claiming US lives Labs in China have been cooking up formulas of death and illegally exporting fentanyl across the US It must stop That's why I fought to ensure our bipartisan Fentanyl Sanctions Act will be included in the annual defense bill" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Dec. 3, 2019 Letter to the Hon. Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, the Hon. Jelena McWilliams, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Hon. Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency - Schumer announces, following his advocacy, Feds have issued new financial guidance to lenders confirming the legality of industrial hemp; senator says with regulatory uncertainty cleared up, growing hemp industry can continue creating jobs and taking root upstate Sen.Chuck Schumer
Nov. 25, 2019 Schumer, Gillibrand, Tonko Announce Over $357K In Federal Funding To Help Combat The Opioid Epidemic In The Capital Region Sen.Chuck Schumer, ...
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