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April 24, 2018 Sanders Introduces Two Amendments to Strengthen Opioid Crisis Response Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 20, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Marijuana Regulations Sen. Bernie Sanders
April 19, 2018 Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Booker's Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stabenow, Peters Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 17, 2018 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Hold Opioid Makers Accountable Sen. Bernie Sanders
March 16, 2018 Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 16, 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 Protect ONDCP's Budget Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
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 Sen. Peter Welch, ...
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. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Welch Advances Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 11, 2018 Schatz, Welch, McKinley Introduce Legislation To Establish And Fund New Opioids And Stop Pain Initiative At National Institutes Of Health Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Remarks by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and Bipartisan Members of Congress at Signing of H.R. 2142, INTERDICT Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2018 Welch Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen. Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2018 Sanders Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen. Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Call on President to Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Welch Urges House Action on Opioid Crisis; Shares Vermont Experience with Epidemic Sen. Peter Welch
June 27, 2017 Welch, House Task Force Unveil Agenda to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Peter Welch
June 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Drug Proposal Would Be a "Betrayal" and Grant Pharma's Wish List Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 17, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, and the Honorable Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the office of Managament and Budget - Urging Administration to Maintain Anti-Drug-Funding Sen. Peter Welch, ...
May 4, 2017 Vermont Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant to Address Opioid Misuse Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Lower Prescription Drug Prices Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 29, 2017 Schakowsky, Cummings, DeLauro, and Welch Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Address Drug Pricing Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 15, 2017 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of US Food and Drug Administration - Information Request on FDA approval of new Deflazacort Drug Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2017 Cummings and Welch Propose Medicare Drug Negotiation Bill in Meeting With President Sen. Peter Welch, ...
March 7, 2017 Cummings to Meet with President on Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2017 Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act Introduced to Help Lower Skyrocketing Cost of Medicine Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Spencer Williamson, President and CEO of Kaleo Pharmaceuticals - Demanding Answers to Recent Naloxone Price Spike Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jean-Claude Junker, President of the European Commission - European Union Support to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2017 Griffith, Welch Reintroduce the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2017 Letter to Jeffrey S. Aronin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Pharmaceuticals, LLC - Information Request on Pricing Plan for Emflaza (Deflazacort) Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg - Regarding Query on Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 16, 2016 Letter to Gary Ruckelshaus, Vice President and General Counsel of Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Information Request Regarding Alleged Price Fixing of Certain Drugs Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader and the Hon. Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Call for Passage of Foster Care Reforms Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 House Approves New Funding for States Battling Nationwide Opioid Epidemic Sen. Peter Welch
Nov. 21, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Funding to Combat Heroin and Opioid Addiction Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Call for Funding to Combat Drug Epidemic Sen. Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 3, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States and the Hon. Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Request to Investigate Cost of Diabetes Products Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, DEA - Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors Sen. Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 21, 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017--Motion to Proceed-- Sen. Bernie Sanders
Date Title Politician
April 24, 2018 Sanders Introduces Two Amendments to Strengthen Opioid Crisis Response Bill Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 20, 2018 MSNBC "All in with Chris Hayes" - Transcript: Marijuana Regulations Sen.Bernie Sanders
April 19, 2018 Sanders Becomes Third Senate Cosponsor of Booker's Landmark Bill to End Federal Prohibition of Marijuana Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 18, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Stabenow, Peters Call on Administration to Take Immediate Action to Reduce Price of Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 17, 2018 Sanders Introduces Legislation to Hold Opioid Makers Accountable Sen.Bernie Sanders
March 16, 2018 Letter to Chairman John Culberson and Ranking Member Jose Serrano, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies - Add Marijuana Amendment to the FY2019 Budget Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 16, 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 Protect ONDCP's Budget Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
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 Sen.Peter Welch, ...
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.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 19, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Declare Opioid Epidemic a National Emergency Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 12, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 11, 2018 Welch Advances Legislation to Combat Opioid Crisis Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 11, 2018 Schatz, Welch, McKinley Introduce Legislation To Establish And Fund New Opioids And Stop Pain Initiative At National Institutes Of Health Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 10, 2018 Remarks by President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence and Bipartisan Members of Congress at Signing of H.R. 2142, INTERDICT Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Jan. 4, 2018 Welch Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen.Peter Welch
Jan. 4, 2018 Sanders Statement on Sessions Marijuana Decision Sen.Bernie Sanders
Nov. 28, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 25, 2017 Letter to President Donald Trump - Senators Call on President to Allow Government to Negotiate Lower Prices for Naloxone, a Life-Saving Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 20, 2017 Letter to Eric Hargan, Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert Patterson, Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration - Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 11, 2017 Welch Urges House Action on Opioid Crisis; Shares Vermont Experience with Epidemic Sen.Peter Welch
June 27, 2017 Welch, House Task Force Unveil Agenda to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Peter Welch
June 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Drug Proposal Would Be a "Betrayal" and Grant Pharma's Wish List Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 17, 2017 Letter to the Honorable Roy Blunt and Patty Murray, Chairman and Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education, and the Honorable Thad Cochran and Patrick Leahy, Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee - Increase Funding to Combat Opioid Epidemic Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
May 16, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, Director of the office of Managament and Budget - Urging Administration to Maintain Anti-Drug-Funding Sen.Peter Welch, ...
May 4, 2017 Vermont Awarded $2 Million Federal Grant to Address Opioid Misuse Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - Funding for Opioid Crisis and Medical Research Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
April 4, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Lower Prescription Drug Prices Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 29, 2017 Schakowsky, Cummings, DeLauro, and Welch Introduce Comprehensive Bill to Address Drug Pricing Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 15, 2017 Letter to Dr. Stephen Ostroff, Acting Commissioner of US Food and Drug Administration - Information Request on FDA approval of new Deflazacort Drug Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
March 8, 2017 Cummings and Welch Propose Medicare Drug Negotiation Bill in Meeting With President Sen.Peter Welch, ...
March 7, 2017 Cummings to Meet with President on Lowering Prescription Drug Prices Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 28, 2017 Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act Introduced to Help Lower Skyrocketing Cost of Medicine Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 21, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Spencer Williamson, President and CEO of Kaleo Pharmaceuticals - Demanding Answers to Recent Naloxone Price Spike Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Jean-Claude Junker, President of the European Commission - European Union Support to Combat the Fentanyl Crisis Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Feb. 15, 2017 Griffith, Welch Reintroduce the Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Feb. 13, 2017 Letter to Jeffrey S. Aronin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Marathon Pharmaceuticals, LLC - Information Request on Pricing Plan for Emflaza (Deflazacort) Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Jan. 17, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg - Regarding Query on Enforcement Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 16, 2016 Letter to Gary Ruckelshaus, Vice President and General Counsel of Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. - Information Request Regarding Alleged Price Fixing of Certain Drugs Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 14, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Enforcement Network - Regarding Guidance on Banking Services Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 13, 2016 Letter to Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - Guidance on Banking Service for Vendors Working with Legal Marijuana Businesses Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader; the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader and the Hon. Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader - Call for Passage of Foster Care Reforms Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 House Approves New Funding for States Battling Nationwide Opioid Epidemic Sen.Peter Welch
Nov. 21, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Funding to Combat Heroin and Opioid Addiction Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 18, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate - Call for Funding to Combat Drug Epidemic Sen.Peter Welch, ...
Nov. 3, 2016 Letter to the Honorable Loretta E. Lynch, Attorney General of the United States and the Hon. Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission - Request to Investigate Cost of Diabetes Products Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Oct. 28, 2016 Letter to the Hon. Loretta Lynch, U.S. Attorney General and the Hon. Chuck Rosenberg, Acting Administrator, DEA - Efforts Against Wholesale Opioid Distributors Sen.Bernie Sanders, ...
Sept. 21, 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017--Motion to Proceed-- Sen.Bernie Sanders
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