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April 10, 2024
Durbin Discusses Drug Overdose Crisis with DEA Administrator Milgram
Sen. Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2024
Following New Vaping Restrictions In The U.K., Australia, Durbin Calls On FDA To Act To Protect Children In The United States
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2023
Durbin, Kelly Lead Congressional Support For ATF Rule To Expand Background Checks
Sen. Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2023
Junior Senator From Ohio Continues To Block Durbin's Attempt To Confirm U.S. Attorney Nominations On The Senate Floor
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Senate Confirms Two U.S. Attorney Nominees, Key Breakthrough of Sen. Vance’s Justice Department Hold
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2023
Durbin, Markey Press Administration To Track $50 Billion In Opioid Settlement Money From Drug Corporations, Ensure Used For Public Health & To Address Opioid Epidemic
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2023
Senate Republican Once Again Blocks Durbin’s Attempt to Confirm U.S. Attorney Nominations on the Senate Floor
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin Introduces Bill to Curb Firearms Trafficking from the United States to Mexican Drug Cartels
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 19, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $375,000 To Address Disparities In Chicago Communities Caused By Menthol And Tobacco Usage
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $375,000 To Address Disparities In Chicago Communities Caused By Menthol And Tobacco Usage
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two year Anniversary Of FDA Failing To Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ To Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2023
Durbin Meets With Office Of National Drug Control Policy Director Gupta
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 12, 2023
On World Day Against Child Labor, Durbin, Delauro Introduce Bill To Ban Child Labor On Tobacco Farms
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 28, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Safe Banking Act To Improve Community Safety And Banking Access For Legal Cannabis Businesses
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 7, 2023
Durbin Statement After Federal Judge Blocked Access To The Medication Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 3, 2023
Durbin Visits OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center To Highlight Efforts To Lower The Price Of Insulin And Other Prescription Drugs
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 28, 2023
Durbin Questions Secretary Mayorkas During Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing Of The Department Of Homeland Security
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2023
Durbin Discusses Opioid Quotas, Social Media Drug Distribution with DEA Administrator Milgram
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2022
Letter to Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Kennedy, Durbin urge DEA to continue reigning in excessive opioid production
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Tweet - "I applaud @POTUS 's decision to pardon all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana & quickly review how the drug is scheduled under fed law. These are critical steps to making our system of justice fairer & undoing the harm caused by the failed "war on drugs.""
Sen. Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2022
Tweet - "The decision to create a sentencing disparity between crack & powder cocaine was a mistake that has had devastating consequences for far too many Americans. It's time for the Senate to right this wrong and pass the EQUAL Act--eliminating this sentencing disparity once and for all."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2022
Durbin Questions Witnesses at Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Cannabis Policy
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the FDA - Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA's Proposed "Life-Saving" Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 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 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 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
June 23, 2022
Durbin Applauds FDA Decision To Remove All JUUL Products From The Market
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022
Tweet - "These former ATF Directors and leaders are rallying behind Steve Dettelbach because they know he is more than adequately prepared to lead the Bureau. ATF hasn't had a Senate confirmed nominee since 2015. It's time we get this done."
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 20, 2022
Letter to Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues To FDA Commissioner: Remove All Unauthorized E-Cigarettes From Market Immediately
Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
May 12, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Murray Joins Bipartisan Effort to Improve Safety for Legal Cannabis Businesses  
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Herrell Leads GOP House Members Urging DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Combat Synthetic Opioids with Title 42
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
April 28, 2022
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Welcomes FDA Decision To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars, Calls On Agency To Also Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "This is a long-overdue step forward. For years, Big Tobacco has added menthol flavor to mask the harshness of cigarettes, and targeted these addictive, deadly products particularly to Black smokers."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Tweet - Policy actions like these are critical to undoing the decades of harm that the failed "war on drugs' caused--particularly in communities of color. I commend President Biden for a plan that upholds the values of dignity, fairness, and belief in second chances."
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Durbin, Braun Introduce Legislation To Improve Safety And Ensure Transparency Of Dietary Supplement Industry
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Durbin: Americans Should Know What Is In Dietary Supplements
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 5, 2022
Durbin Urges New FDA Commissioner To Finally Complete E-Cigarette Review
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022
Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana and Reinvest in Communities Harmed by the War on Drugs
Rep. Chuy Garcia
April 1, 2022
Rep. Casten Votes To Advance Justice, Decriminalize Cannabis
Rep. Sean Casten
March 31, 2022
Underwood-Backed Legislation to Cap the Monthly Cost of Insulin at $35 Passes House
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Date
Title
Politician
April 10, 2024
Durbin Discusses Drug Overdose Crisis with DEA Administrator Milgram
Sen.Dick Durbin
Jan. 30, 2024
Following New Vaping Restrictions In The U.K., Australia, Durbin Calls On FDA To Act To Protect Children In The United States
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 1, 2023
Durbin, Kelly Lead Congressional Support For ATF Rule To Expand Background Checks
Sen.Dick Durbin
Nov. 7, 2023
Junior Senator From Ohio Continues To Block Durbin's Attempt To Confirm U.S. Attorney Nominations On The Senate Floor
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 29, 2023
Senate Confirms Two U.S. Attorney Nominees, Key Breakthrough of Sen. Vance’s Justice Department Hold
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2023
Durbin, Markey Press Administration To Track $50 Billion In Opioid Settlement Money From Drug Corporations, Ensure Used For Public Health & To Address Opioid Epidemic
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 27, 2023
Senate Republican Once Again Blocks Durbin’s Attempt to Confirm U.S. Attorney Nominations on the Senate Floor
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin Introduces Bill to Curb Firearms Trafficking from the United States to Mexican Drug Cartels
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 26, 2023
Durbin, Wyden, Krishnamoorthi, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Bill To Reduce Tobacco Use In America
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Sept. 19, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $375,000 To Address Disparities In Chicago Communities Caused By Menthol And Tobacco Usage
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 19, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Announce $375,000 To Address Disparities In Chicago Communities Caused By Menthol And Tobacco Usage
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two year Anniversary Of FDA Failing To Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ To Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 11, 2023
Following The Two-Year Anniversary of FDA Failing to Regulate Unlawfully Marketed Vaping Products, Durbin Again Urges FDA, DOJ to Act
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 6, 2023
Durbin Meets With Office Of National Drug Control Policy Director Gupta
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 12, 2023
On World Day Against Child Labor, Durbin, Delauro Introduce Bill To Ban Child Labor On Tobacco Farms
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 28, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth, Colleagues Introduce Safe Banking Act To Improve Community Safety And Banking Access For Legal Cannabis Businesses
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 7, 2023
Durbin Statement After Federal Judge Blocked Access To The Medication Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 3, 2023
Durbin Visits OSF Heart Of Mary Medical Center To Highlight Efforts To Lower The Price Of Insulin And Other Prescription Drugs
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 28, 2023
Durbin Questions Secretary Mayorkas During Senate Judiciary Committee Oversight Hearing Of The Department Of Homeland Security
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 16, 2023
Durbin Discusses Opioid Quotas, Social Media Drug Distribution with DEA Administrator Milgram
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 14, 2022
Letter to Anne Milgram, Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Kennedy, Durbin urge DEA to continue reigning in excessive opioid production
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Oct. 6, 2022
Tweet - "I applaud @POTUS 's decision to pardon all prior Federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana & quickly review how the drug is scheduled under fed law. These are critical steps to making our system of justice fairer & undoing the harm caused by the failed "war on drugs.""
Sen.Dick Durbin
Sept. 16, 2022
Tweet - "The decision to create a sentencing disparity between crack & powder cocaine was a mistake that has had devastating consequences for far too many Americans. It's time for the Senate to right this wrong and pass the EQUAL Act--eliminating this sentencing disparity once and for all."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement at Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2022
Durbin Questions Witnesses at Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Federal Cannabis Policy
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2022
Letter to Hon. Robert M. Califf, Commissioner of the FDA - Senator Baldwin Voices Support for FDA's Proposed "Life-Saving" Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
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 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 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 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
June 23, 2022
Durbin Applauds FDA Decision To Remove All JUUL Products From The Market
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 24, 2022
Tweet - "These former ATF Directors and leaders are rallying behind Steve Dettelbach because they know he is more than adequately prepared to lead the Bureau. ATF hasn't had a Senate confirmed nominee since 2015. It's time we get this done."
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 20, 2022
Letter to Robert M. Califf, MD, Commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration - Senator Baldwin, Democratic Colleagues To FDA Commissioner: Remove All Unauthorized E-Cigarettes From Market Immediately
Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
May 12, 2022
Letter to Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Senator Murray Joins Bipartisan Effort to Improve Safety for Legal Cannabis Businesses  
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
May 3, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security - Rep. Herrell Leads GOP House Members Urging DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Combat Synthetic Opioids with Title 42
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
April 28, 2022
Congressman Krishnamoorthi Welcomes FDA Decision To Ban Menthol Cigarettes And Flavored Cigars, Calls On Agency To Also Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
April 28, 2022
Tweet - "This is a long-overdue step forward. For years, Big Tobacco has added menthol flavor to mask the harshness of cigarettes, and targeted these addictive, deadly products particularly to Black smokers."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Tweet - Policy actions like these are critical to undoing the decades of harm that the failed "war on drugs' caused--particularly in communities of color. I commend President Biden for a plan that upholds the values of dignity, fairness, and belief in second chances."
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Durbin, Braun Introduce Legislation To Improve Safety And Ensure Transparency Of Dietary Supplement Industry
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 26, 2022
Durbin: Americans Should Know What Is In Dietary Supplements
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 5, 2022
Durbin Urges New FDA Commissioner To Finally Complete E-Cigarette Review
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 1, 2022
Rep. García Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana and Reinvest in Communities Harmed by the War on Drugs
Rep.Chuy Garcia
April 1, 2022
Rep. Casten Votes To Advance Justice, Decriminalize Cannabis
Rep.Sean Casten
March 31, 2022
Underwood-Backed Legislation to Cap the Monthly Cost of Insulin at $35 Passes House
Rep.Lauren Underwood
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